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Biography:: 3BlackChicks Enterprises, and our banner page, 3BlackChicks... Review Flicks started with a simple question: "Why are there 'no' nationally-known Black reviewers?" That "simple" question evolved--and still continues to evolve--into the form of the "3BlackChicks Review..." project. First and foremost, it must be said: We Are Not A Monolith. Not the general We, and certainly not the three primary women who work on this project. We are as diverse as any three Black women on this planet could be, and yet, we each heard the question--"why?"--heard an answer--"why not us?"--and set about actualizing it.3BlackChicks Review consists of:
Rose "Bams" Cooper, who describes herself as a curmudgeonly sort who has rarely met a movie she ever liked. Funny that she was the one who posed the question in the first place, eh? She has no tolerance for bad movies--no matter who's in 'em--and she has no problem saying so. Or walking out on one. Writing her movie reviews is only one part of her "job" with 3BC; she divides the rest of her time as the 3BC "WebChick", as well as composing articles for the "Beyond The Screen: Essays and Editorials on The Movie Experience" area of the site.
Kamal "The Diva" Larsuel, a self-avowed "movie nut"; she provided the answer to the original question, and got the ball rolling on the project by putting the framework of the website together, with her amazing collection of historical boxoffice data and her seemingly-endless contacts list. Along with writing her reviews and "Diva's Daily Dish" for the site, Kamal acts as the publicity liason for 3BC.
Cassandra "Cass" Henry, our newest member, is full of good ol' Southern Hospitality - but don't let that sweet disposition fool ya. She's no pushover, no sirree. Cass will be specializing in older flick reviews, as well as heading up the literary corner of 3BC. But that's another story for another time... 3BlackChicks Review prides itself on being "plain folks" with regard to our reviews, striving to keep in touch with the general movie-viewing audience--a factor which many professionally-paid reviewers, seem to forget. To that end, we have developed our "Viewer Voices" webboard (a web-based bulletin board system), and the "Guest Starring" feedback form, which allows our readers to submit their commentary on the movies they've seen; future plans include a chat room, for events-based, real-time communications with our readers. Through these and the other areas of our website, we hope to provide the webgoing reader with our unique spin, our "flava", if you will, on the movie business and beyond.Diversity being key, while we do focus on "Black" movies, we do not limit ourselves to them, as a glance at our ever-growing reviews archives, will show. Or, as we say in the vernacular, "Don't let the smooth taste fool ya: this ain't 'just' A Black Thing; neither is it 'just' A Chick Thing. Remember that Monolith dealie? It still holds true, so put your pre-conceived notions away, and check out our swerve. Dig?"
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3/5	73%	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)	" The action kicked butt, to be sure, but far too often, The Matrix Reloaded came up shooting blanks." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 18, 2003
4/5	88%	A Mighty Wind (2003)	" There's no doubt: nobody does Mockumentary better than Christopher Guest and company." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 18, 2003
3.5/5	28%	Daddy Day Care (2003)	" Daddy Day Care was a harmless-fun movie that probably will lose its luster as the Big Bad Boys Of Summer roll into movie theaters." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 18, 2003
1.5/5	45%	Daredevil (2003)	" ewww, that was actively bad." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 18, 2003
3/5	44%	Deliver Us from Eva (2003)	" As I've said before...I'm cool with not liking a particular Black movie because of the content of its character, not the color of its skin." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 11, 2003
3/5	66%	Shanghai Knights (2003)	" There is no joy in Podunkville; mighty Jackie has struck out." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 11, 2003
4/5	43%	The Recruit (2003)	" If you're looking for a solid, interesting spy thriller with good performances by equally good actors, then The Recruit is your man." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 2, 2003
3/5	79%	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003)	" Lots of interesting bits that didn't come together in one tight package...as normally happens with eye-candy, this film will leave you wanting a more substantive diet later." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 2, 2003
4/5	29%	Super Sucker (2003)	" Ok, so it's not Shakespeare. But daggonit, I laughed my behind off." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 2, 2003
1.5/5	23%	Biker Boyz (2003)	" Biker Boyz wasn't up to the task of doing those real [Black Biker] stories any justice." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 2, 2003
3/5	85%	About Schmidt (2002)	" Pardon my french, but the About Schmidt...wasn't about ." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 6, 2003
5/5	87%	Chicago (2002)	" Awesome. Breathtaking. Stunning. Magic. And that's just for starters..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 6, 2003
	79%	Antwone Fisher (2002)	" Splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 2, 2003
	96%	Catch Me If You Can (2002)	" Though this won't make my Best Of 2002 list, neither will it be one of the worst." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 2, 2003
	89%	Far From Heaven (2003)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 2, 2003
—	94%	Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 1, 2002
—	68%	Treasure Planet (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 1, 2002
—	66%	Solaris (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 1, 2002
—	57%	Die Another Day (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 25, 2002
—	50%	The Emperor's Club (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 25, 2002
—	70%	White Oleander (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 20, 2002
—	20%	Knockaround Guys (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 14, 2002
—	66%	Brown Sugar (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 14, 2002
1/5	22%	The Tuxedo (2002)	" The Tuxedo wasn't just bad; it was, as my friend David Cross would call it, 'Hungry-Man portions of bad'." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 7, 2002
—	63%	Moonlight Mile (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 7, 2002
—	47%	The Banger Sisters (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 7, 2002
—	81%	One Hour Photo (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Sep 20, 2002
—	82%	Barbershop (2002)	— 3BlackChicks Review Posted Sep 16, 2002
2/5	48%	City by the Sea (2002)	" City By The Sea was not bad, per se; but when it comes to my movie dollar, 'not bad, per se' is not good enough." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Sep 10, 2002
3.5/5	——	Elevator ()	" A good premise at base by writer Gail Parrish (despite problems in execution of that premise), and solid performances by Christopher B. Duncan and Greg Lauren, lift The Elevator to laudable heights." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Sep 9, 2002
4/5	81%	The Good Girl (2002)	" ...The Good Girl is a good end-of-summer movie: deep enough to get your attention, yet lighthearted enough to not bring you too far down." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Sep 3, 2002
2/5	65%	Possession (2002)	" *Yes, I know it's based on a novel, and no, I haven't read that novel, and no, I have no intentions* on reading that novel. All I know is that, as a movie, Possession failed to grab me.*" — 3BlackChicks Review* Posted Sep 3, 2002
3/5	51%	Simone (2002)	" Funny Pacino was a delight to watch; but Preachy Pacino made the movie drag - and Tired Pacino continues to grind my gizzard." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 26, 2002
0/5	6%	The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)	" This is the first film I've ever seen that had no obvious directing involved." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 19, 2002
3/5	61%	Blue Crush (2002)	" Though its story is only surface deep, the visuals and enveloping sounds of Blue Crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 19, 2002
4/5	——	Freedom Song (2000)	" 'Those who forget history, are doomed to repeat it'. The thoughts and deeds behind the film FREEDOM SONG admonishes us to not forget it..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 14, 2002
3/5	74%	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)	" Spy Kids 2...is a cute romp that's a bit deeper than at first glance, with an interesting philosophical question thrown into the mix." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 12, 2002
2/5	39%	Martin Lawrence Live - Runteldat (2002)	" 'Runteldat'? I would, but besides 'Marrrr'in's a bit full of himself', there's not much new to tell." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 3, 2002
2.5/5	39%	Men in Black II (2002)	" Men in Black II mostly hits its aim as Mindless Entertainment, though even at that, I was underwhelmed." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jul 9, 2002
3.5/5	33%	Windtalkers (2002)	" To paraphrase Black Bart in Blazing Saddles: 'Where the Indians at?'" — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 23, 2002
4/5	83%	The Bourne Identity (2002)	" It appears that I've underestimated young Mr. Damon. He's a real badass after all." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 18, 2002
4.5/5	76%	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)	" I found My Big Fat Greek Wedding charming, sweet, and most of all, funny as hell, especially where Michael Constantine was concerned." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 18, 2002
3/5	44%	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)	" If I ever hear someone yell "Ya Ya!" again, I'll do Damage." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 18, 2002
0.5/5	10%	Bad Company (2002)	" Bad company. Bad movie. Just plain bad." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 18, 2002
4/5	69%	Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)	" Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a beautifully drawn and told tale of the old west, full of charm and - dare I say it? - spirit." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 28, 2002
3.5/5	93%	Insomnia (2002)	" Ever see a movie that - ok, sure - you thought it was pretty good...but yet, it left you saying, 'hmm, wait a minute...'?" — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 28, 2002
4/5	84%	Margaret Cho - Notorious C.H.O. (2002)	" Not since Richard Pryor's searingly funny, introspective concerts, has a comedian made me laugh through the tears the way Margaret Cho has." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 20, 2002
0/5	3%	Deuces Wild (2002)	" So stupid, so ill-conceived, so badly drawn, it created whole new levels of ugly." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted May 5, 2002
4/5	77%	Changing Lanes (2002)	" ...What I admire about Changing Lanes is that it at least tries to present an unflinchingly deeper story..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Apr 16, 2002
4/5	——	Ultimate Fights (2002)	" The real value [of the Ultimate Fights DVD] is in its many special features, especially the commentary tracks that explain the expert's choices." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Apr 9, 2002
3.5/5	42%	Death to Smoochy (2002)	" What's not to like about a movie with a 'children's' song that includes the line 'My stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting'?" — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Apr 1, 2002
3/5	40%	The Kingston High (2002)	" The story's not anything you haven't seen before...but The Kingston High pleasantly surprised me by not being Just Another Peabrained HoodieRat Flick." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 25, 2002
3/5	25%	Showtime (2002)	" Showtime is kinda groovy - until you stop to think about it..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 17, 2002
3.5/5	77%	Ice Age (2002)	" As lovely and as fun as Ice Age was, I kept getting hung up on one thought: it's deja vu all over again." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 17, 2002
4.5/5	84%	The Rookie (2002)	" I hate to sound like a quote-grubbing cliche, but it's true: The Rookie is the feel-good movie of the year." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 17, 2002
1/5	29%	The Time Machine (2002)	" I wish I could go back in time and erase any memory I have of watching this goofy flick." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 10, 2002
4/5	38%	40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)	" I found 40 Days and 40 Nights to be charming and funny; not at all the Slacker Teen Comedy that I was halfway expecting." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 4, 2002
2/5	63%	We Were Soldiers (2002)	" Is it unpatriotic to say that I'm sick of war movies? I'd take the heat...if it meant I don't have to watch another bad rah rah Hollywood designer war flick again." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Mar 4, 2002
3/5	60%	Hart's War (2002)	" You Know You've Watched Too Many Cartoons...when you see a serious German Prisoner Of War movie and you're reminded not of Stalag 17...but of Chicken Run." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 24, 2002
0.5/5	7%	Dragonfly (2002)	" I can only assume that somewhere in Hollywood, there's an Evil Person holding a Kevin Costner Voodoo Doll - and he's making Kevin do baaaaaad things..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 24, 2002
	23%	John Q (2002)	" ...worth at least one trip to the theater -- or later, to the video store -- to catch." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 20, 2002
1/5	53%	Storytelling (2002)	" I hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of High Art." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 20, 2002
	90%	Lantana (2002)	" If you're looking for a 'turn your mind off and just watch' kind of film, look elsewhere; Lantana is a film that demands the viewer's full attention." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 10, 2002
4.5/5	85%	Monster's Ball (2001)	" Halle Berry's riveting performance in Monster's Ball has convinced me that she's the genuine article." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Feb 7, 2002
3/5	11%	Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002)	" MST3K gone Kung Fooey, Kung Pow! makes you chuckle for a bit, but leaves you hungry an hour later." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 31, 2002
2/5	34%	I Am Sam (2001)	" If there was a heartstring to be tugged, or a tear to be jerked, director Jessie Nelson and co-writer Kristine Johnson tugged and jerked as hard as they could." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 28, 2002
3.5/5	56%	The Shipping News (2001)	" Taken at face value, The Shipping News is a good, and at times humorous, film, with quirky characters that defy their novelists' irritating bent towards Precious Names." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 21, 2002
4/5	93%	In the Bedroom (2001)	" If you're in the market for serious adult drama, Art-Film style, you could do a lot worse than In the Bedroom." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 21, 2002
4/5	89%	Shrek (2001)	" Shrek was most enjoyable in its snarkasm - and with it, Dreamworks finally provides Pixar Studios with some real competition." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 14, 2002
0.5/5	22%	Impostor (2002)	" I don't know much about the man, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that the loud screeching sound you just heard, was the sound of Phillip K. Dick rolling over in his grave." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 7, 2002
4/5	80%	The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)	" ...You will either love this movie for all of its weirdness, or think I am totally off my rocker and hate it...." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 7, 2002
3.5/5	67%	Ali (2001)	" I'll give Will Smith credit for the effort; he just never quite let me forget he was there underneath all the makeup." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 2, 2002
2/5	50%	Kate & Leopold (2001)	" Its time-travel legs were weak, its love story not much better; Kate & Leopold barely stood a chance from jump." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 2, 2002
4/5	77%	A Beautiful Mind (2001)	" Beautiful? Yes. Truthful? Hmmm..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jan 2, 2002
3.5	19%	Joe Somebody (2001)	" If I told you that Joe Somebody didn't completely Suck, would you believe that that was more or less a compliment?" — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 25, 2001
3.5	42%	The Majestic (2001)	" ...The Majestic still shines a bright spotlight on director Frank Darabont and a brighter one on star Jim Carrey." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 25, 2001
2/5	40%	Vanilla Sky (2001)	" What a misnomer: even vanilla has more flavor than what this flick serves up. bleah." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 25, 2001
2/5	——	Call Me Claus (2001)	" As Ralph himself said, move along folks; nothin' to see here." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Dec 3, 2001
4/5	47%	Life as a House (2001)	" Beautifully filmed and filled with great performances, Life as a House was built on terra firma." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 13, 2001
2/5	51%	Shallow Hal (2001)	" At least the Brothers Farrelly practice truth-in-advertising: this flick is as Shallow as they come." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 13, 2001
4.5/5	65%	Heist (2001)	" Warts and all, Heist puts another notch in David Mamet's Belt 'O Good Stuff." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 13, 2001
4/5	96%	Monsters, Inc. 3D (2012)	" [John] Goodman and Mary Gibbs were so appealing together as 'Kitty' and 'Boo', that I found myself cheering for them at every turn, rooting for them during the Big Fight..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 5, 2001
3/5	14%	The One (2001)	" Any movie where someone gets pimpslapped with a motorcycle, is something you gotta see. Just don't expect much else from this action-packed, but story-light, flick." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Nov 5, 2001
3/5	53%	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)	" Quite a few things about The Grinch were exactly as I thought, and even hoped, they would be...it's where they veered off of Seuss' beaten path, that rankled me." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 30, 2001
5/5	89%	Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)	" Willy Wonka is 60% Ghettofabulous, 55% psychadelic, 20% Pythonesque...and 100% good." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 30, 2001
2.5/5	41%	K-PAX (2001)	" Too bad K-PAX wasn't a remake of Starman after all. It had the star power to do it; but the scribe and his director, it seems, weren't up to snuff." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 29, 2001
2/5	49%	Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)	" This Car is parked in neutral; it's going nowhere, fast." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 22, 2001
2.5/5	81%	Mulholland Drive (2001)	" David Lynch-worshippers aside, the man needs Help. Badly. QUICKLY." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 22, 2001
2/5	65%	Bandits (2001)	" Bandits stole two hours and three minutes of my life. I'd like it back, please." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 15, 2001
4/5	90%	Iron Monkey (2001)	" I think I'll be spending a lot more time looking for legendary fables at the library - and the video store - if they're told half as well as the one in Iron Monkey." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 15, 2001
2.5/5	72%	Training Day (2001)	" ...While most reviewers are apparently giving Training Day their seal of approval, I can't manage much more than a indifferent yellowlight rating..." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 8, 2001
3.5/5	58%	Serendipity (2001)	" Okay, so Serendipity is an unabashed chick flick. Hey, this Chick has no qualms with admitting to have been charmed outta my socks." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Oct 8, 2001
2/5	44%	Rat Race (2001)	" Not even a funny invocation of Godwin's Law, could save this drowning mouse." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 27, 2001
2.5/5	55%	Osmosis Jones (2001)	" Diagnosis: too much Farrelly, not enough funny." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Aug 15, 2001
3.5/5	44%	Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within (2001)	" As purty as it is, if Final Fantasy by which that ubiquitous They are measuring comp-tech success, Hollywood has nothing to fear. Yet." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jul 17, 2001
3/5	71%	The Homeboy (2002)	" I can't say that I liked Homeboy; it'd be more accurate to say that I found it intriguing, bizarre, Dogma-like in spots - and quite truthful, in its way." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jul 5, 2001
0.5/5	73%	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)	" Don't be fooled by the hype: A.I. is nothing more than a rambling, pointless, godawful boring paean to Spielberg's Neverneverland fixation." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jul 1, 2001
3.5/5	71%	Baby Boy (2001)	" Here's hoping that Singleton will now focus on the Men amongst Us, and leave the Boyz behind." — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 25, 2001
3.5/5	26%	Swordfish (2001)	" Wanna bet that Halle's Pups'll get nominated for two MTV Movie Awards?" — 3BlackChicks Review Posted Jun 19, 2001

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