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Articles tagged "cedric the entertainer" Short Ends and LeaderWelcome Home Roscoe Jenkinsby Bill Gibron[15.Jun.08] :. There is a fine line between realism and the ridiculous. Put another way, when dealing with ethnic archetypes, it is easy to confuse truth with a tendency toward cultural insensitivity. Comedy is...  Film ReviewStreet Kingsby Cynthia Fuchs[11.Apr.08] :. In Street Kings, Tom (Keanu Reeves) is puffy and surly, Neo if he hadn't met Trinity, Neo unsaved.  Film ReviewWelcome Home Roscoe Jenkinsby Cynthia Fuchs[8.Feb.08] :. There's a not bad movie inside of Welcome Home, briefly visible in the quiet center provided by Margaret Avery, especially.  NewsSimply Cedric: This king of comedy doesn’t hold backby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][4.Feb.08] :. DALLAS—“Pardon my Tony Soprano look here,” says Cedric the Entertainer, wearing a bathrobe and a knit ski cap, as he shuffles into a suite last month at the Crescent Court Hotel in...  Film DVD ReviewTalk to Meby Jake Meaney[29.Nov.07] :. Vibrant, exuberant, colorful and irresistibly alive, Talk to Me is a celebration of a lifestyle as much as a life -- the thumping funk, soul and R&B of the late '60s, early '70s. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewTalk To Me (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jul.07] :. Part biopic, part portrait of an era, Talk to Me presents an ongoing dilemma -- what does it mean to be "black enough" and how does "talk" shape the question and answers? The Honeymooners (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Nov.05] :. While most of the target audience for the movie may not remember the TV version, Schultz's Honeymooners unfortunately forgets what was most appealing about the show. Be Cool (2005)by Tim O'Neil[18.Jul.05] :. The John Travolta movie starts off on the wrong foot and proceeds downwards. Madagascar (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.May.05] :. What could be better -- you have four legs, all kinds of energy, and all the room in the world?" Barbershop: DVD Collector’s Set (2002/2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Nov.04] :. The Barbershop movies focus their energies on familial feelings and communal inclinations, and Cedric's wily jokes. Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Jun.04] :. Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) comes to understand a new place for himself, and, no small thing, frames an acutely political history by his own story. Johnson Family Vacation (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Apr.04] :. Everyone is unhappy at the prospect of the drive from L.A., as it entails numerous days stuffed in Nate's newly outfitted SUV. Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Feb.04] :. These first five minutes grant Eddie and the barbershop some specific background, of resistance and community. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Oct.03] :. The Coen brothers' latest venture is a rat-a-tat romantic comedy of the Preston Sturges persuasion, at least for its first hour or so. Cedric the Entertainer Presentsby Bernadette Adams Davis[23.Sep.02] :. Instead of being safe, Cedric the Entertainer Presents needs to keep it real -- real sharp, real topical and real controversial. Serving Sara (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Aug.02] :. 'My job sucks,' says Joe (Matthew Perry) at the beginning of Reginald Hudlin's peculiar romantic comedy. Kingdom Come (2001)by Cynthia FuchsWhat the film does especially well is explore the perpetual strains and stresses of family relationships, especially with the added duress of scraping by, day to day, in an economy that shows no mercy. That 'Kingdom Come' does all this through comedy makes the exploration both more and less painful. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs“It’s hard enough just to be black. We don’t need to be looking for excitement.” D. L. Hughley’s explanation for why black folks don’t go bungee jumping... |
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