BAD HAIR MOVIE REVIEW

After a groundbreaking debut with “Dear White People”, Justin Simien is back for more satirical looks at society in the horror-comedy, “Bad Hair”. Set in 1989 as New Jack Swing rises through the scene of music television, aspiring VJ Anna (Elle Lorraine) is told that she needs to change up parts of her appearance if she expects to make it in the business. At the suggestion of hew new boss (Vanessa Williams), Anna gets herself a weave and soon her career starts to flourish, but how much of it is owed to the weave itself? Boasting a stacked cast featuring Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, James Van Der Beek, Judith Scott, Kelly Rowland, Usher, Michelle Hurd, and Blair Underwood, this new Hulu original film proves that looks can kill. Here to give this movie a trim are our critics, Wright, Adrian, Jordan, and Davey, which is lucky for you since normally you gotta book them months in advance for this treatment.

WATCH HERE

DIRECTED BY: Justin Simien

STARRING: Elle Lorraine, Zaria Kelley, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox, Michelle Hurd, Judith Scott, Robin Thede, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Steve Zissis, MC Lyte, Kelly Rowland, James Van Der Beek, Usher, Chanté Adams, Dahéli Hall, Moses Storm, Jon Gabrus, Nicole Byer, Justin Simien

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Wright Sulek (Screener Squad, Audio Editor)

Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He’s co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. His current hosting gig is with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright is also hosting reviews with Screener Squad and editing reviews as well.

 

Adrian El Critico (Screener Squad)

Though born and raised in Chicago, this film critic is Mexican to the bone. Adrian has been watching movies since he was a child, many of which might not have been age appropriate. Still, he couldn’t get enough. All throughout his life, friends and family would look to him for his recommendations and reviews on whatever films had come their way. Inspired earlier in life by the likes of Ebert and Roper at The Movies and then later Spill.com, Adrian decided film criticism and analysis provided a great outlet to further his love of film. He began to craft his reviews and thoughts on film in ways he thought would be accessible to devout film hounds as well as the casual viewer. Mixing in jokes, entertaining observations and robust critical analysis, Adrian El Critico may be new to OneOfUs, but he is already making a name for himself on our site. If Horror movies are your thing, get ready to hear his voice.

 

Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)

Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know.