Director Deon Taylor’s second film of 2019 is a tremendous improvement from “The Intruder,” which currently sits on many critic’s worst lists. “Black and Blue” is a step toward a better path as Taylor’s interest in suspense and the thriller genre is applied to better use. “Black and Blue” is a simplistic cat and mouse […]
Director Malcolm D. Lee continues his collaborations with lucky charm Regina Hall following Barbershop: The Next Cut and The Best Man Holiday. Girls Trip might look like the black version of Rough Night (last month’s raunchy female road trip), but this film has substance, however minor, between all the raunchy jokes. It got two laughs
It’s been a bad year for Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Pitch Perfect). She’s already scored one of the worst films of the year, alongside Miles Teller in Get a Job, now Mr. Right is equally terrible. Back in 2007, Kevin Costner starred in a film called Mr. Brooks, that more successfully
There are countless films that address the subject of gambling, whether it be the obsession, addiction or demise, in 2015 we have seen virtually every angle to the gambling flick. Mississippi Grind stars Ryan Reynolds (yes he shows some skin as usual, for those who only like him for the physique) so inevitably, lower
This is the first film Oscar nominated, mega-action star, Will Smith had opened outside of a summer release or a holiday since he became the go to guy for blockbusters. It seems After Earth, co-starring his son Jaden, knocked him down a few more notches then we realized. If the release date of late February
Fast & Furious star Paul Walker leaves behind his fast cars and macho attitude to take on a role that is quite enduring; continuing the SXSW theme of unimpressive actors taking on roles that challenge them. Still set up as a thriller, Hours has Walker nearly on screen the entire film talking to himself and