Posted by Mary Dieng on Monday, February 20, 2012,
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Waiting to Exhale Mary Dieng
Directed By: Forest Whitaker
Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon
In honor of Whitney Houston, STMR is doing a Retro Review series on her trio of films, Waiting to Exhale, The Bodyguard and The Preacher’s Wife. When I was first asked to do the reviews for the series, I cringed. Not because I didn’t think it was a good idea, but because I wasn’t enthralled with her entire body of work. Who wants to be critical under these ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, February 12, 2012,
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Green Lantern
Directed By: Martin Campbell
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, and Tim Robbins
Bringing the mythology of comic books to the big screen in live action films is one of the toughest jobs a director can tackle. Not every hero is easy to bring to theaters like Batman or Spider-Man. Some of the most popular comic book heroes are just not meant for live action films. Green Lantern is one of those heroes. Martin Campbell falls flat on ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 7, 2012,
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Jumping the Broom
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Laz Alonso, Paula Patton, Tasha Smith, Loretta Devine, and Meagan Good
It's nice to see a good black comedy every once in a while. They've been crowded out so much by crappy Tyler Perry flicks in recent years that I had really begun to miss them. When I heard about Bishop T.D. Jakes'Jumping the Broom, I got pretty excited. I thought we had a really good black comedy at hand. With a cast including Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, ... Continue reading ...
