Movie Review

There are times when hip-hop can make those of us who chronicle it very proud. For me, someone who has been in the game since the days of Grandmaster Flash, the most recent occasion was this past Wednesday when the annual Tribeca Film Festival unveiled the much-anticipated documentary Time Is Illmatic...

The film and musical, Black Nativity, is packed with a major star-studded cast and, with the exception of Tyler Perry’s upcoming A Madea Christmas, is one of few holiday options this season. While musicals aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, Black Nativity, an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ famous retelling of the birth of Christ, is a mashup between the old and the new. Rather than dating ...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since the release of the popular movie The Best Man. The tale of friendship, love and betrayal became an instant classic, so much so that no one could have expected a sequel. Still, director and screenwriter Malcolm D. Lee brings...

America’s number-one comedy, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, earned $32 million in its first weekend, and rightfully so—it’s the funniest shit on the planet. The film follows producer and actor Johnny Knoxville, who dresses up in an old man suit to play 87-year-old Irving Zisman, and his pseudo grandson, Billy. With hidden came...

Ja Rule’s new film, I’m In Love With A Church Girl, introduces the rapper in a way we haven’t quite seen from him before. Based on a true story, Ja Rule plays Miles Montego, a former drug trafficker, now on the straight and narrow, who falls in love with Vanessa Leon (played by Adrienne Bailon), a church girl who turns his life around. Ja takes his acting p...

Rarely does a film focus its lens on the lifestyle of the underprivileged, let alone the hard-knock life of Brooklyn. In fact, everything about The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete is unusual, from its title to its story plot. Executive produced by Alicia Keys and directed by George Tillman Jr., w...

From the moment Kick-Ass 2 star Jim Carrey came out and decided to no longer support his recent film “in good conscience,” due to its high levels of violence, the superhero-led comedy was predetermined a curiosity-inspiring must-see. Based on t...

Lee Daniels’ new film The Butler was plagued by adversity long before moviegoers flocked to theaters to see Forest Whitaker as the White House butler who served through eight administrations during America’s most politically vital years, including the pivotal Civil Rights era. First there was the conte...

So RiFF RAFF reviews movies for us now, and after taking on a romantic drama (The Great Gatsby) and an action flick (Fast & Furious 6), we had Jody dip his toes into the world of horror. Raking in $34.1 million at the box office The Purge—made for just $3 million—blew away its competition in its first weekend in theaters. Obviously, we ...

P gives his take on the new flick...