Film Reviews20th century / African American / crime / Drama / Friday Film Review / mystery17 Comments
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) Genre: Noir Mystery Grade: B Easy Rawlins: A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not? I hesitated a ... more >
Film ReviewsAfrican American / Friday Film Review / multicultural / Race / spoof / western32 Comments
Blazing Saddles (1974) Genre: Comedy/Spoof Grade: A- “He rode a blazing saddle, he wore a shining star. His job to offer battle to bad men near and far. He conquered fear and he conquered hate. He turned dark night into day. He made his blazing saddle a torch to light ... more >
B- ReviewsAfrican American / Christmas Stories / Contemporary / doctor hero / Interracial / interracial marriage / multicultural / novella / Samhain-publishing11 Comments
All she wants for Christmas is him. All he wants is everything…for her. Urban Fairytales, Book 3 As Christmas bears down on Eric Athers’s empty wallet, one question plagues him: What to get the love of his life when he has less than nothing? It doesn’t help that his wife, ... more >
Film ReviewsAfrican American / Basketball / Friday Film Review / friends-to-lovers / sports romance6 Comments
Love and Basketball (2000) Genre: Sports Romance Grade: B I’ve wanted to review this movie for over a year and finally got off my lazy butt when I realized that June 23rd was the anniversary of what’s come to be called simply Title IX. Now I’m probably one of the ... more >
Film ReviewsAfrican American / Friday Film Review / interracial-romance / multicultural18 Comments
Something New (2006) Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance Grade: C+ I really wanted to like this movie more than I ultimately did. Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard are favorite actors and the plot promised more than the usual rom-com. But though the acting is good and it did make me think as it ... more >
Film ReviewsAfrican American / Friday Film Review / music / Romance15 Comments
Brown Sugar (2002) Genre: Romance/Comedy/Drama Grade: B Since I’ve started doing these Friday Film Reviews, I’ve been trying to expand my film horizons. Netflix has helped since it makes it relatively easy to try new-to-me films and actors and “Brown Sugar” is a case in point. I’d seen Sanaa Lathan ... more >