Jada Pinkett Archives

Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (1995)

Rating: ★★

Mar 19, 2001Siege Against Demons

Film spinoff from the popular Tales from the Crypt horror anthology tv series but with more gore effects, this is competently done but does nothing to distinguish itself

Director: Ernest Dickerson

Actors: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett, Thomas Haden Church, …

Category: Horror

19 March 20016 November 2020 by Roog

The Nutty Professor (1996)

Rating: ★★★½

Mar 11, 2000Personality Transformation Formula Comedy

Remake of the Jerry Lewis film is a comedic tour-de-force for Eddie Murphy as he swings between a shy 400 lb professor and a manic, testostoronally charged health junkie

Director: Tom Shadyac

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, Dave Chappelle, Larry Miller, …

Category: Science Fiction

11 March 200022 January 2025 by Roog

Scream 2 (1997)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 5, 2000Slasher Sequel Parody/Deconstruction

Wes Craven’s Scream was a clever and witty homage to/deconstruction of the slasher film of the 1980s; for the sequel, he and Kevin Williamson naturally turn to deconstructing the slasher sequel

Director: Wes Craven

Actors: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, …

Category: Horror

5 November 200025 March 2026 by Roog