Bones 2001 R, 95 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson Cast: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Clifton Powell, Ricky Harris, Bianca Lawson, Khalil Kain, Merwin Mondesir, Sean Amsing, Ron Selmour
The ghost of Jimmy Bones (Snoop Dogg) returns after 20 years to avenge his murder and to rid his old neighborhood of drug-infested crime.
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Hard Rain 1998 R, 98 min. Genre: Action
Director: Mikael Salomon Cast: Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver, Randy Quaid, Edward Asner, Mark Rolston, Richard Dysart, Michael A. Goorjian, Dann Florek, Ricky Harris
Cascading water from a ruptured dam floods a town. During the torrential downpour Jim (Morgan Freeman) tries to rob an armored truck, but the guard, Tom (Christian Slater) saves the loot and hides it. But the real problem comes in retrieving the cash–with the sheriff and Jim in hot pursuit.
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Simon Sez 1999 PG-13, 85 min. Genre: Action
Director: Kevin Elders Cast: Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, Jerome Pradon, Emma Sjoberg, Natalia Cigliuti, Filip Nikolic, John Pinette, Ricky Harris, Henry Courseaux, Xiong Xin Xin
Dennis Rodman plays an Interpol agent involved in a kidnapping in this stinker of a movie.
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Thick as Thieves 1999 R, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Sanders Cast: Alec Baldwin, Michael Jai White, Andre Braugher, Rebecca De Mornay, David Byrd, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Edson, Robert Miano, Khandi Alexander, Janeane Garofalo, Erich Anderson, Reginald Ballard, Bradford English, Ricky Harris, Gavin Polone
A double-cross by quirky thieves–Mackin (Alex Baldwin) and Pointy (Michael Jai White)–leads to retribution plots that threaten to accelerate into full-fledged Mob wars. Pointy hires two cops to kill Mackin, but Mackin kills them instead. Detective Petrone (Rebecca De Mornay) investigates the murders and tries to figure out Mackin's mode of operation. The characters in this story are multidimensional and provide good entertainment.
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This Christmas 2007 PG-13, 117 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II Cast: Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine, Chris Brown, Keith Robinson, Laz Alonso, Columbus Short, Sharon Leal, Lauren London, Lupe Ontiveros, Jessica Stroup, Mekhi Phifer, Regina King, David Banner, Ricky Harris
When the Whitfield family gathers together for Christmas at their mother Shirley "Ma' Dere's" (Loretta Devine) home in Los Angeles, they bring plenty of baggage with them–including divorce, pregnancy, an arrest, and debts. "Ma'Dere" wants to believe her children are perfect, but secrets are revealed. Despite all their problems, which now includes a badly cooked meal, family members do bond and discover what "family" really means.
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| 1. Bones (2001)
2. Hard Rain (1998)
3. Simon Sez (1999)
4. Thick as Thieves (1999)
5. This Christmas (2007)
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