DOPE is a provocative blend of gritty realism, gentle compassion, and piercing social satire that is so unlike anything that has come before that its maker, Rick Famuyima, may have just invented a new cinematic sub-genre in the spirit, and brilliance, of the Coen Brothers’ FARGO. Boldly venturing into issues of identity, class, gender, sexuality,… Read More »
DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN
With a title like DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN, one can be forgiven for expecting something edgy, raw, and raucous. Alas, this dismal little potboiler delivers only tedium. Kimberly Elise, who deserves better material, stars as Helen, a woman who in the course of the film will confuse learning how to lose her temper… Read More »