Kingdom Come

Based on the play +Dearly Departed by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones (who also penned this screenplay), this new comedy from the director of Jason's Lyric looks at a family gathering after one of their clan dies of a stroke. In the midst of a sweltering summer, the Slocumb family convenes. ...more

African-American ensemble films -- at least, those not directed by Spike Lee, John Singleton, or the Hughes -- have often been automatically dismissed, compartmentalized as having little appeal beyond their target audience. But when one comes along that offers more characters than caricatures, like Kingdom Come, it should not be casually overlooked. This particular ensemble is filled with young and unexpectedly rich talent, overseen by veteran Whoopi Goldberg in the passive role of the sage ...more