Tag: Straight Outta Compton

110: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins

Posted: August 20, 2015 at 2:15 pm   /   Film, Reel Spoilers

Straight Outta Compton tore it up at the box office this weekend. In an age when musical bio-pics tend to stall out at the box office what did Compton get right that Love & Mercy, Get On Up and so many others didn’t? And are we, of all people, qualified to discuss it? Of course […]

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108: ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Box Office Report

Posted: August 18, 2015 at 12:01 pm   /   Film, Reel Spoilers

Any illusions your parents might have held about gangsta rap being “fringe” entertainment have been dispelled by Straight Outta Compton opening north of $50 million. Which is more than Fantastic Four can say. So join us for an in depth discussion of where America’s money went this weekend. It’s Reel Spoilers 108 – Box Office […]

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Movie Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell

Posted: August 14, 2015 at 12:53 pm   /   Film, Local, Movie Reviews

After seeing Straight Outta Compton, it’s almost like things haven’t changed all that much. While N.W.A. burst onto the scene in 1988 with the anthem “Fuck the Police,” the song seems more relevant now than ever, given the racial tension that is going on in Ferguson. While F. Gary Gray’s biopic of N.W.A brilliantly shows […]

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