When a movie carries the tag ‘God Made Man. Man Made Immortality’ you know there’s some weirdness ahead. Check out the trailer for Self/Less after the jump. Self/Less opens on July 10th.
Tag: Derek Luke
Sparkle: Great Performances, So-So Script!
Technically a remake of a 1976 movie starring Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice) and Irene Cara (Fame), Sparkle is a rehash of tropes we’ve seen before. Unlike the original version and other films that have told the same story (think Dreamgirls as an example), this one manages a few new wrinkles and is lifted by […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Miracle at St. Anna: Great Moments Do Not a Movie Make!
Spike Lee’s latest joint, Miracle at St. Anna, has a number of incredibly good moments. Unfortunately, the movie as a whole sucks big. The film, which is intended to show how black soldiers figured in World War II [and every war the U.S. has fought], has several plot threads and character arcs – enough to […]