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The Curious Case of Tyler Perry
Check out my post on Substack about Tyler Perry, the Black filmmaker with movie buzz about his latest Netflix film, Straw.
Last weekend I watched Tyler Perry’s latest movie on Netflix: Straw, starring Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, and Teyana Taylor. It was surprisingly a pretty decent movie; however, during the opening scenes I was bemoaning Perry’s typical over-the-top nature to his filmmaking….but I kept watching…[read more on Substack]