Think Like A Man Too film review
So, the gang’s all back for a wedding and a weekend of naughtiness in Sin City. The couples separate for their bachelor/bachelorette parties and the mayhem quickly ensues. The fellas, led once again by Kevin Hart, try and make Michael’s (Terrence J) last night of freedom the best he’s ever had, but of course, they ….
Charles’ Alex Cross film review
Now, the big fuss over this was whether or not Tyler Perry, known for his over-the-top role as the matriarch “Madea” in his films/plays that put him on the map and kept him there, could pull off the role of Alex Cross. I wanted him to bring it, but in the end, I was the ….
Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema film review
Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema is about the rise and fall of crime lord Lucky Kunene, as it depicts his growth from small time car-jacker to big time crime boss in corruption-ridden Johannesburg, South Africa. Lucky, along with his child-hood friend/partner-in-crime, Zakes, slowly become modern-day Robin Hoods for their people when they refuse to live in the ….
Charles reviews Cop Out
Wow. This was pretty bad. Where do I begin? To say this flick was pretty much the epitome of “clichés” pretty much sums it up. Nothing really new but even their attempt on the “old” was…well…old. Bruce Willis offered nothing fresh, while Tracy Morgan pretty much showed that one can only take his style of ….
Charles reviews inspirational football drama The Blind Side
The Blind Side is based off the true story of Baltimore Ravens football player Michael Oher, who was taken in by a White, wealthy family when his tumultuous family life left him lost and homeless, and helps him become a star football lineman. It follows the typical storyline of the White family taking in the ….
Charles calls Zombieland a hilarious “Romantic Zombedy”
The rules to a good zombie flick: Lots of “Blood & Gore” (and I don’t mean Al) – Check! Speedy undead feverishly chasing their next human meal – Check! Romance – Check!…Wait…WTF? – Zombieland: A Love Story Ok, so they created a new genre: Romantic Zombedy. Not surprising, since it was originally supposed to have ….
Charles reviews I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Tyler Perry’s back with his film version of his stage play, and once again he goes with his recurring theme of “lost woman found”. Academy Award-nominee Taraji P. Henson plays the lost sista this go-around, as a nightclub singer that battles her own demons of booze, her troubled niece and nephews suddenly thrust upon her, ….
Charles takes on the Transformers
Part 2 of the popular toys of Hasbro series could have been billed as “Less than meets the eye.” Shia and Megan return, along with Optimus and his crew to do battle with Mega and his metal mates. This time around the flick sets out to explain in greater detail how the war began. Now, ….
The Soloist film review
Here’s a review of the new Jamie Foxx/Robert Downey Jr. film The Soloist, by long-time contributor Sir Charles Maye. Ok, so this is pretty tricky. This review is kinda like Lindsay Lohan – it goes both ways, so bear with me. The Soloist is about homeless, Julliard-trained cellist/violinist Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) who’s suffering from ….
Fast & Furious film review
Ok, so, the ole gang is back. Thank the heavens above. As a fan of the series, it was good to see the O.G.s again. F&F: Tokyo Drift was REALLY reachin’ with Bow Wow in it. Vin Deezy (Dom), Paul Walker (Brian), Michelle Rodriguez (Letty) and Jordana Brewster (Mia) all return for the fourth installment ….
Soul Men – Soul to Soul film review
“Soul Men” is about two washed-up and estranged backup R&B singers trying for that one last shot at soul glory. Helmed by “The Best Man” director Malcolm D. Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac play “bitter” (Bernie as Floyd Henderson) and “bitterest” (Sam as Louis Hinds) as they get their road trip on to play ….
Constellation film review
Year: 2005 Constellation deals with an African-American family dealing with racial and familial issues in Huntsville, Alabama. It stars Billy Dee Williams as a bitter man still harboring the ill-effects of the old South and its prejudiced practices that he holds responsible for his sister’s (Gabrielle Union) life-wasting pursuit of a white man that could ….
Daddy’s Little Girls film review
Year: 2007 “Daddy’s Little Girls” takes baby-mama-drama to a whole ‘notha level. The story revolves around a struggling mechanic (Idris Elba) who’s fighting for custody of his three girls from his ultra-ghettofied, hoochi-ass ex-girlfriend (Tasha Smith), whose ruthless boyfriend is the local “street pharmacist.” As he fights for custody, he falls for the attorney (Gabrielle ….
Dreamgirls film review
Year: 2006 Ok, I just saw Dreamgirls…or what I like to call Behind The Music: Destiny’s Child (Just ki’in! LOL). Since the “remake” theme is the new norm for Hollywood, I can say I’ve never seen the play (Damn shame, ain’t it?), so it was a good thing and a bad thing: Good that I ….
Flip the Script film review
Year: 2005 Flip the Script is a romantic comedy about two high school loves trying at reconnect as a result from the loss of a mutual high school friend. Robin Givens plays a massage therapist still holding on to feelings for her high school love, played by Miguel A. Nunez Jr., now a successful gynecologist, ….