November 16, 2024

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Movie Review: 21 Jump Street

Rina Risper05 mins

Studio:  Columbia Pictures (109 min)
Plot:  A pair of underachieving cops go undercover to a local high school to bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, DeRay Davis, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle
Rating:  R
Bottom Line:  **1/2
 
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
Whenever movies start out with sexual innuendos for humor gags, things usually don’t get much better. Within the first five minutes of this action-comedy, a guy is arrested and humped on, and it’s that moment that tells you exactly where you’ll be during the movie’s next hundred-plus minutes: toddling back and forth between crude and crass humor with numerous references to the male body parts.

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: HOMEMADE ORANGE FROZEN CUSTARD

Rina Risper02 mins

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.  Beef stew recipe 
included.

 

By Sharon Fox

1 tablespoon cornstarch 

1 1/2 cups whole milk 

3 large eggs 

1 cup sugar 

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 

1 1/2 cups heavy cream 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

2/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed 

4 teaspoons grated orange zest

 

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Ask Tamara: Should I Lie for My Boss?

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
My boss constantly asks me to cover for him in the office. If someone calls (including his wife or the CEO of the company) that he does not want to talk to, he tells me make us and excuse or tell them that he is not in. He also asks me to make up reasons why he is often late to meetings or cannot attend events. 
 

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Movie Review: Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:     Lionsgate (111 min)
Plot:     A wealthy businessman is forced to re-examine his life, when he meets a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.
Cast:     Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, Brian White, Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Kennedy, Phylicia Rashad, Beverly Johnson
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
Tyler Perry wants audiences to know that he’s tackling a new genre in his latest offering “Good Deeds.”
 
Perry, who has made twelve inspirational themed flicks in eight years, returns as actor, writer, director and producer in what he coins a “romantic movie.”

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Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: CROCKPOT CHEESECAKE!!

Rina Risper04 mins

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.  Beef stew recipe included.

 

By Sharon Fox

 

Crust

– 1 cup graham cracker crumbs

… – 2 T brown sugar

– 3 T melted butter

 

Filling

– 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature, softened

– 3/4 cup white sugar

– 2 large eggs, room temperature

– 1/4 cup heavy cream

– 1 tsp. vanilla extract (or lemon)

– 1 tbsp. flour

 

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Ask Tamara:Facebook Breakup

Rina Risper06 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
My boyfriend and I recently had a heated argument. I was sure that after a few days things would cool off and we would go back to normal, like we always do. That was until a mutual friend told me that my boyfriend had changed his relationship status on Facebook. When I went to check, I found that he had “unfriended” me and completely blocked me from his page! Not only was I furious, I was embarrassed. 
 
We have a ton of mutual friends and he is friends with several members of my family. Needless to say, I have been getting a ton of phone calls and text messages from people wanting to know what’s going on and if I’m okay. I am not sure what to tell people; especially since I didn’t know that we had broken up. I hate that he put our business on blast. How should I respond to this? Should I change my relationship status as well?
 
Unfriended

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The Psychological War on Hip Hop?

Rina Risper06 mins

Professor Griff wrote The “Psychological Covert War on Hip Hop” and the brainwashing of a culture. 
Courtesy photo

 
By Nick Edmonds
 
Everyone who knows Public Enemy, knows what they they stand for. Their music was conscience and delivered a strong message that is still relevant in today’s society. Public Enemy delivered a positive and empowering message, opposite of what you would hear from the average rapper today who would tell you to make as much money as you can and then spend it all on cars, clothes, jewelry and women. Public Enemy’s  music was a lesson that needs to be taught over and over again.

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Movie Review: Safe House

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio: Universal Pictures (115 min)
Plot: A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with the fugitive.
Cast:     Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***1/2
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
A thriller with grit and intrigue, Denzel Washington plays the CIA’s most dangerous traitor, Tobin Frost, who stuns the intelligence community when he surfaces in South Africa.
 
When the safe house to which he’s remanded is attacked by brutal mercenaries, a rookie (Ryan Reynolds) is forced to help him escape. It’s kill or be killed, so joining forces, the duo are forced to track down the mercenaries who want them dead.
 

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Celebrity Interviews: A Physically Exhausting Performance, David Oyelowo on “Red Tails”

Rina Risper08 mins

David Oyelowo
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
Audiences grooved to his energetic portrayal of blues man Muddy Waters in “Who Do You Love,” sympathized with his dilemma as Joseph Asagai in the television drama “A Raisin in the Sun” and applauded his character’s demise in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

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Joyful Noise

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio: Warner Bros. (117 mins)
Plot: Two strong minded women clash over their choir group’s direction as they head into a national competition.
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton,  Keke Palmer, Jesse L. Martin, Dexter Darden, Courtney B. Vance
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line: ***1/2
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
An exhilarating musical with rousing gospel numbers, “Joyful Noise” is a likable drama with a touch of humor that’s fairly engaging even when no one is singing.
 
The story circles around two strong-minded women played by Dana Owens (aka Queen Latifah) and Dolly Parton, who are forced to cooperate when a budget cut threatens to shut down their small-town choir. Despite being at odds, both Vi Rose (Latifah) and G.G. (Parton) have one thing in common: they love the choir.

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