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Eddie Murphy Delirious: The 25th Anniversary Edition

by Lara Killian

[18.Jun.09] :. Delivered in a box as red as the fire hydrant colored leather getup Eddie Murphy paraded around in 25 years ago, the 25th anniversary edition of the classic stand-up tour “Delirious” has arrived.

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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

by 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...

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College Road Trip

by Lesley Smith

[7.Mar.08] :. College Road Trip' real focus is the treacherous, slippery ground of middle school girldom, where BFFs rule and even the coolest parents are a social liability.

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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

by 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.

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Wild Hogs (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Mar.07] :. From the director responsible for Van Wilder, Wild Hogs is another thudding men-will-be-boys saga, this time populated by middle-agey stereotypes.

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Rebound (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Jul.05] :. Martin Lawrence's entrance into the lucrative kiddie flick arena never figures how to handle his vibrant spacticity.

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Bad Boys II (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Dec.03] :. In almost every way, Bad Boys II is larger, louder, and longer than the original. It is also more of the same.

 

Bad Boys II (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jul.03] :. For this invasion, they need extra firepower and get it, including useful high tech surveillance courtesy of the CIA: this is Bad Boys II's most outrageous fantasy, that this agency has its act together.

 

National Security (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Jun.03] :. Endeavors to complicate the standard black-white buddy dynamic.

 

National Security (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Jan.03] :. Endeavors to complicate the standard black-white buddy dynamic.

 

What’s the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito are doing that non-mating mating dance that buddy characters tend to do, with too much spastic energy and not nearly enough inspiration.

 

Black Knight (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

PULL.

 

Big Momma’s House (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

But of course, all this genderfuck is just warm-up for Malcolm/Big Momma's dilemmas when it comes to sex.

 

Blue Streak (1999)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Martin Lawrence's signature punchline is all about survival. Typically delivered with exuberance and not a little self-satisfaction, the line reflects his thrill at getting over. It reflects his fans' thrill as well: they're happy to see their boy survive and, even better, succeed.