Posted by Mary Dieng on Monday, February 20, 2012,
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Waiting to Exhale Mary Dieng
Directed By: Forest Whitaker
Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon
In honor of Whitney Houston, STMR is doing a Retro Review series on her trio of films, Waiting to Exhale, The Bodyguard and The Preacher’s Wife. When I was first asked to do the reviews for the series, I cringed. Not because I didn’t think it was a good idea, but because I wasn’t enthralled with her entire body of work. Who wants to be critical under these ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 7, 2012,
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Jumping the Broom
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Laz Alonso, Paula Patton, Tasha Smith, Loretta Devine, and Meagan Good
It's nice to see a good black comedy every once in a while. They've been crowded out so much by crappy Tyler Perry flicks in recent years that I had really begun to miss them. When I heard about Bishop T.D. Jakes'Jumping the Broom, I got pretty excited. I thought we had a really good black comedy at hand. With a cast including Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, ... Continue reading ...
