21 April
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THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT Director: Tom GormicanStarring: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, Lily Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris Say what you will about Nicolas Cage and the trajectory of his career, but he has the role of a lifetime as Nick Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. The Oscar winning actor has been through it all in his career from massive blockbuster action films (The Rock) to comedies (Raising Arizona) to smaller, obscure indie films (Mandy). The character of Nick Cage thinks he’s found the defining role of his career only to find out he didn’t getRead More →

28 January
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THE AFTERPARTY Director: Christopher MillerStarring: Sam Richardson, Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Genevieve Angelson, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Zoe Chao, John Early The murder mystery genre is making comeback as we’ve seen remakes of Agatha Christie novels on the big screen and Only Murders in the Building played well with audiences. If you like those, you’ll have a great time with The Afterparty which is now streaming on AppleTV+. Going to a high school reunion brings out all sorts of mixed reactions. The 2006 class is coming together for their 15th anniversary but what they don’t realize is that the afterparty willRead More →

12 September
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THE CARD COUNTER Director: Paul SchraderStarring: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe Writer/director Paul Schrader has written some of the greatest films of all time with Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. His new film stars The Card Counter gives star Oscar Isaac a rich character to toil over. Oscar Isaac’s character, Bill Tell, learned to count cards in prison. The opening voiceover felt akin to Goodfellas in its delivery as Bill says “I never thought I’d be in prison, but I’ve adjusted quite well.” He goes on to describe the art of card counting for the game of blackjack. He has eccentric habitsRead More →

09 January
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LIKE A BOSS Director: Miguel ArtetaStarring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Porter, Ryan Hansen, Jimmy O. Yang Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star as Mia and Mel who have been friends since middle school. They’ve been through thick and thin and own a business together selling their makeup line at a boutique store. Claire Luna (Hayek) runs a high-end cosmetics company looking to buy out smaller start-ups and has her eyes set on Mia and Mel’s company. This may be what they need to keep their business afloat, but what they don’t realize is that Claire is actually trying to breakRead More →

15 August
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THE KITCHEN Writer/Director: Andrea BerloffStarring: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian d’Arcy James, Common, Margo Martindale You haven’t seen Melissa McCarthy or Tiffany Haddish in a film like this before. Along with Elisabeth Moss they play mob wives whose husbands have been arrested after a botched robbery at a liquor store. It’s January 1978 in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York. The women need money to keep their families afloat, but cash is tight and their crime families won’t chip in to help now that their husbands are locked up. They make a pact to work together to gain control andRead More →

06 November
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NOBODY’S FOOL Writer/Director: Tyler Perry Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter, Whoopi Goldberg, Omari Hardwick, Amber Riley, Missi Pyle Tyler Perry has a new movie in theaters making it his first R-rated comedy. Tiffany Haddish is on fire as wild child sister opposite the straight-laced Tika Sumpter. When Tanya (Haddish) is released from jail, she continues to cause trouble when she calls upon the Catfish crew when she believes Danica (Sumpter) is in a fake online relationship. Here’s my review. Also, click HERE for my interviews with the cast!Read More →

01 November
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NOBODY’S FOOL – Cast Interviews I recently sat down with the cast of the hilarious new Tyler Perry new movie, Nobody’s Fool , which is now playing in theaters. This marks his first R-rated comedy, and I’m sure you can imagine the craziness when Haddish, Goldberg, and one special cameo appear in the same movie. Writer/Director/Producer Tyler Perry and Tiffany Haddish (Tanya) **SPOILER ALERT – Tyler Perry gives away a big cameo in this movie!***   EGOT Whoopi Goldberg (Lola) and Amber Riley (Callie)   Tika Sumpter (Danica) and Omari Hardwick (Frank)Read More →

01 October
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NIGHT SCHOOL Director: Malcolm D. Lee Starring: Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Rob Riggle, Ben Schwartz, Taran Killam, Romany Malco Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish pair up in the new film Night School. Hart also serves as one of the film’s screenwriters and producers. Are Haddish and Hart comedy gold? Some times… Here’s my review.Read More →