Will Smith is one of my favorite actors but, to be blunt, I did not really like Hancock. You can read my full review HERE. But the TL/DR version is that I thought the film should have stuck with the original premise of an action/comedy about a down-on-his-luck superhero who gets a PR makeover and…
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HANCOCK
Written by Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan Directed by Peter Berg Released in July 2008 So after the recent news about the Fantastic Four movie casting has sparked a lot of discussion across the net about Black superheroes in movies, and I thought I’d revisit this film. Here’s a movie about a Black superhero, and…
Best Movies You’ve Never Seen: THE GREAT WHITE HYPE
Directed by Reginald Hudlin Written by Tony Hendra & Ron Shelton Released May 1996 This is comedy film that I’ve always enjoyed. It stars Samuel L. Jackson as an unscrupulous boxing promoter, a rather flamboyant character known as Reverend Sultan. He is clearly loosely based on Don King, but without seeming like a parody. Reverend…
Best Movies You’ve Never Seen: VERY BAD THINGS
There are good movies that, for whatever reason, didn’t make much of an impression on the public when they were released. They either bombed in the theater, or just went straight-to-dvd. This is one of them. This film is about the impending wedding of Kyle and Laura. As the film begins, Kyle’s best riends are…
