The Lovebirds, 2020 Directed by Michael Showalter Starring Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Anna Camp, Paul Sparks, Betsy Borrego, and Kyle Bornheimer SYNOPSIS: A couple (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. The premise of The Lovebirds is dangerously simple and deceptively […]
Dwayne Johnson and Issa Rae producing backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt for HBO
Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions is teaming with Issa Rae’s Issa Rae Productions and HBO for the backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt (a.k.a. Tre Count). Created by Mohamad El Masri (Here and Now), the series will revolve around a “working-class family, neighbors, and friends in Houston’s Third Ward (The Tre) who come […]
Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae’s The Lovebirds gets new trailer and release date from Netflix
A long delay won’t keep The Lovebirds from seeing the light of day. Netflix recently acquired the film starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae from Paramount Pictures and plans to release director Michael Showalter film next month. The romantic comedy initially set to hit theaters on April 3rd, is now coming to the streamer on […]
Video Review – The Photograph (2020)
The Photograph, 2020. Directed by Stella Meghie. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Teyonah Parris, Rob Morgan, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lil Rel Howery, and Courtney B. Vance. In this video review, EJ reviews The Photograph, a new romance movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Join our critic as he talks about what he […]
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani murder mystery comedy The Lovebirds gets a poster and trailer
Paramount Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for director Michael Showalter’s upcoming comedy The Lovebirds which stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani as a couple who try to enjoy a quiet night out together, only to find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery; check them out here… A couple (Issa Rae & Kumail […]
Movie Review – The Hate U Give (2018)
The Hate U Give, 2018. Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, K.J. Apa, Rayven Symone Ferrell, Myles Evans, TJ Wright, Megan Lawless, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Al Mitchell, Karan Kendrick, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Drew Starkey, Kurt Yue, Susan Santiago, Brian Lafontaine, Tanya […]
Poster and trailer for The Photograph starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield
Universal Pictures has released a poster and trailer for the romantic drama The Photograph. Written and directed by Stella Meghie, the film follows Mae (Issa Rae), a woman who ignites an unexpected romance with rising-star journalist Michael (Lakeith Stanfield) while looking to learn the secrets of her recently deceased mothers past; take a look here… […]
Second Opinion – Little (2019)
Little, 2019. Directed by Tina Gordon. Starring Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Regina Hall, Tone Bell, Luke James, Mikey Day, JD McCrary, Tucker Meek, Thalia Tran, Justin Hartley and Rachel Dratch. SYNOPSIS: A tyrannical tech boss is taken down a few pegs by her assistant when a child wishes that she get a taste of what […]
Movie Review – Little (2019)
Little, 2019 Directed by Tina Gordon. Starring Regina Hall, Issa Rae, and Marsai Martin. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless tech mogul (Regina Hall) transforms into a child version of herself (Marsai Martin) overnight, and it’s up to her assistant April (Issa Rae) to help her switch back. No matter your feelings on the film Little, the success […]
Regina Hall and Marsai Martin star in trailer for reverse-Big comedy Little
Ahead of its release this April, Universal Pictures has debuted a new trailer for director Tina Gordon’s upcoming body-swap comedy Little which stars Regina Hall as a demanding tech mogul who wakes up one morning as a 13 year old version of herself (played by Marsai Martin); check it out here… Girls Trip’s Regina Hall […]
