With Dolemite Is My Name wowing critics and audiences, we take a not so fond look at one of the many abysmal Eddie Murphy vehicles that made that comeback necessary, in this case the dreadful, long-shelved metaphysical comedy-drama A Thousand Words.
Read MoreEddie Murphy scored a tremendous comeback turn in Craig Brewer’s wonderful tribute to the clown prince of blaxploitation, Dolemite is My Name.
Read MoreRudy Ray Moore’s improbable but glorious career as a cinematic leading man came to an exquisitely, and characteristically insane end with the gloriously bonkers, PG-rated 1979 anti-PCP disco horror musical The Avenging Disco Godfather.
Read MoreDolemite is back and badder than ever!
Read MoreDolemite is his name. Fucking up motherfuckers is his game!
Read MoreOur journey through the wild and wonderful films of My Name is Dolemite subject Rudy Ray Moore begins with an affectionate look at the terrific 1976 blaxploitation comedy Monkey Hustle, where a gold-clad Moore shares the screen with a larger-than-life Yaphet Kotto.
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