This one will be short and sweet. Now, I may be taking a page out of True’s book for a second. However, to understand where I’ve been, we’ve got to talk about a Black sitcom that fell under a lot of radars, but still managed to be pretty funny. The 1990s sitcom Hangin With Mr. […]
Read moreWIRTB Review: Dr. Dolittle 2
When all else fails, toss a talking bear and Lil’ Zane with a bandanna into the mix, right? We continue our look back at the bad film choices of Raven-Symone Christina Pearman (and, by extension, Edward Regan Murphy) with 2001’s Dr. Dolittle 2, a sequel no one asked for to a film no one asked […]
Read moreWIRTB Review: College Road Trip
I’m Speed on the Beat and welcome to another installment of WIRTB Review, where I look at crappy movies and review the crap so you don’t have to. Now, today, we’re looking at a weird film. Over eight years ago, Disney thought it’d be cool to have Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symone, fresh off the “successes” […]
Read moreFamily Feud: The Cosby Show versus The Fresh Prince
I was born in 1988. What that means is that I was born and grew up in a perfect storm, so to speak, of families on television. This is especially true for Black families. From the Huxtables to the Williams (Wayans), from the Winslows to the Campbell/Landry household, I’d like to believe that, even in […]
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