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Articles tagged "ice cube" Film ReviewFirst Sundayby Cynthia Fuchs[11.Jan.08] :. Of all the players, Katt Williams appears to comprehend the unpleasantness of the entire exercise.  NewsLoveable gangsta Ice Cube ain’t done yetby Lydia Martin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][5.Apr.07] :. MIAMI—Ice Cube has a bag of sunflower seeds in front of him and the TV with the sound on low in his bayfront suite. He’s trying to tell you about starring in “Are We Done...  Film ReviewAre We Done Yet? (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[4.Apr.07] :. A showdown with a raccoon who steals his Corn Nuts grants Ice Cube, Mr. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, the opportunity to mutter, "You should know not to mess with a man's nuts." I can't tell you how painful it is.  Film DVD ReviewXXX: State of the Union: Special Edition (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Aug.05] :. D quotes Tupac -- 'Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal' -- and hip-hop saves the nation. Film ReviewXXX: State of the Union (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Apr.05] :. Ice Cube makes an unusual action hero, cooler and shorter than most.  Film ReviewAre We There Yet? (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jan.05] :. Nick (Ice Cube) is defiantly ungrown-up. In other words, he's ripe for a life lesson. 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. 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. Torque (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jan.04] :. Along with Will Yun Lee, Jay Hernandez provides bookends of street-cred color for pretty white star Martin Henderson. Friday After Next (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Nov.02] :. 'I look at myself and the movies I do as a brand,' Ice Cube tells 'Variety'. All About the Benjamins (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs'All About the Benjamins'... relies heavily on the considerable chemistry between Epps and Cube: sometimes it's just fun to watch them entertain one another, which they clearly do. Ghosts of Mars (2001)by Cynthia FuchsIn 'Ghosts of Mars', Desolation is a perfect candidate to ensure the human-humans' survival: not only is he the resilient and brilliant Ice Cube, but he is also the consummate delinquent champion. Next Friday (1999)by Cynthia FuchsArriving in theaters five years later, Next Friday is the kind of sequel that will elicit much grumping from critics and other people who purport know what's good for you. The problems with the film are obvious -- like all sequels, it's designed to make money. Three Kings (1999)by Cynthia FuchsPuke green bile, dark blood, convulsing pink. tissue. A close-up shot following a bullet's path into and through internal organs is a frankly terrible image. In most war movies, bullets do tend to fly. But you only see their external effects: blood spurts, faces contort, handheld cameras zig and zag, explosions-effects create aestheticized, often slo-mo, chaos. In David O. Russell's Three Kings, however, you see the insides: the bullet rushes forward, stops, lodging in mangled, throbbing flesh while fluids accumulate. It's visceral and immediate. It's surreal and nasty. |
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