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We have all seen and laughed at these horrible edited clips that pop up on social media from films on Tubi TV. And in a lot of cases they end up going viral because they're so bad. Actors pretending to be shot when there's no muzzle flash or sound effect. People punching air and falling down. Or just editing where you can obviously see there's another actor playing the same character in the same scene. Yes these clips are hilarious but the problem is we're not laughing with t

This post isn't a let's hate on Tyler Perry thing. Let's be honest, he's billionaire. He did it. His accomplishments so far are simply amazing. He doesn't care what I think of his work. This just us having a conversation. This is just an observation of the unique position he's in as a Black man in "Hollywood" unlike any other before him. I think he has the potential to be even more impactful to Black filmmakers. What got me thinking like this? Someone in a group posted this:

The Available Wife, directed by Jamal Hill, is a romantic original feature written by Tressa Azarel Smallwood (BET's All In), Terayle Hill (Deuces) and Kyjuan Cleveland. Based on the best selling novel by Carla Pennington. The Available Wife is also nominated for an AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL AWARD!!! The riveting drama centering on the collision of money, affairs, power and lies stars KJ Smith (Sistas, The Family Business) as 'Nicole Wright,' a beautiful and successful mus