When I wrote this title, I was immediately reminded of the wedding scene from the movie Best Man. Yeah, you know the one! Can you say awkward? This scene is by far one of the most tension-filled wedding scenes and so realistically acted out on film. With his best man (Taye Diggs) sporting one heck of a black eye from a serious beat down the night before, Lance (Morris … [Read more...]
The Best Man Holiday Review (No Spoiler)
Tears. Laughter. Fussing at the screen. More tears, followed by more laughter. If you didn't know that The Best Man Holiday opened in theaters this weekend, then you must've been sleeping under a rock. It was an emotional rollercoaster that didn't leave any room for disappointment. Two years in the making and the movie comes as a sequel nearly 15 years after its original aired … [Read more...]
What If Your Favorite Black Romantic Comedies Had Sequels?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson A couple weeks ago, the cast from 1999's The Best Man got together for a celebratory dinner. Something about seeing Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, and the rest of the cast (including the director Malcolm D. Lee) all in one room made folks wonder: Might a sequel be on the horizon? (Seems Lee has been thinking about … [Read more...]