Black New York | New Jack City (Day 25)
New Jack City frames Black New York as an empire built on excess, speed, and domination. Control expands quickly, accountability lags, and the city absorbs the consequences.
Chris Rock
Reel Reviews | Being Eddie
Eddie Murphy changed comedy, film, and the cultural imagination. Being Eddie celebrates the legend but avoids the truth.
Reel Reviews | Chris Rock (Tamborine)
by Kristen Baldwin | via Entertainment Weekly When last we saw a Chris Rock stand-up special — HBO’s Kill the Messenger in 2008 — it [read more]
Cover Guy | Chris Rock
The host of the Oscars, Chris Rock graces the cover of Essence magazine for the very first time as he their annual Hollywood Issue.
Rock’s Oscar Teaser
The nominations for the Academy Awards are less than a week away and this year’s host, Chris Rock gives us a preview of the type [read more]
Morgan Signs on for the ‘Pryor’ Biopic
Weeks after making his long-awaited comeback on Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan has been cast for a huge role in the upcoming Richard Pryor biopic.
Reel Reviews | Top Five
On the latest episode of Reel Shorts, the talented twosome, Travis Hopson and I discuss Chris Rock’s cinematic renaissance in the winning comedy, Top Five, [read more]
Trailer Park | Top Five
One of the hottest films that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival was Chris Rock’s winning comedy, Top Five. The film, which sparked a [read more]