Tag Archives: Tyler Perry
She’s No Madea…
The mini-mogul’s not laughing in “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” Taraji P. Henson tells Lyriq Bent how it’s gonna be By T.T. Stern-Enzi …
Ongoing Spotlight – October 25, 2016
BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN [PG-13] C Well, it looks like a return to form, in the case of box office …
The Comfort of Familiarity: “Tyler Perry’s Single Moms Club” & “Veronica Mars”
tt stern-enzi I find it interesting that Lionsgate never advance screens a Tyler Perry film in the Midwestern market I …
The Temptation of the Tyler Perry Brand
ASSESSING THE STATE OF TYLER PERRY’S FILMMAKING By T. T. Stern-Enzi Rating: PG-13 Grade: D Tyler Perry has become a brand, …
Madea’s Big Happy Family
The Tyler Perry brandwagon began when the down-on-his-luck multi-hyphenate sat down and started churning out plays for urban theatres that …
Review: ‘For Colored Girls’
When the greenlight buzz first traveled along the wire, there was surprise and concern regarding Lionsgate’s decision to turn Ntozake …
Why Did I Get Married Too
When last we visited the Tyler Perry world of marriage (a world intriguingly devoid of Perry’s signature creation, Madea), Sheila …
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
I Can Do Bad All By Myself features R&B greats Gladys Knight and Mary J. Blige for soundtrack considerations, Taraji …
Big Mamas, Sexless Queens & ‘Kinky Boots’
Chiwetel Ejiofor is the latest black man to wear a dress on the big screen In 1979, Prince proudly proclaimed, …