PEEPLES BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLSEPTEMBER 22, 2013 Tyler Perry produces a take on “Meet The Parents.” Tina Gordon Chism’s “Peeples” is saved by a unique and humorous cast in Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, and David Alan Grier. However, it is far too predictable and laughless even to be considered average. With strange plot divergences like Tyler James Williams’s involvement as the youngest son, Simon, and … Read More Quick Review: Peeples (2013)
SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2013 WAR WITCH // Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film, “War Witch” steps into the world of the Democratic Republic of Congo where the young Komona, played by Rachel Mwanza, astonishes as a kidnapee of the rebels and forced into the life of soldier. With a powerful mix of heartbreak, love, and lightheartedness, this Canada-made film not only … Read More Tuesday Releases: Star Trek Into Darkness & Peeples
Baz Luhrmann’s take on the great American novel “The Great Gatsby” is not only visually enthralling, but delivers some of the best performances so far this year, including an impossible-to-beat presence of Leonardo DiCaprio. Carey Mulligan also steals the show, with a beauty beyond what you imagine Daisy to be. Although I have yet to finish the novel for the first time, the first … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Great Gatsby
