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Chris Rock's 2014 film "Top Five" is about a character named Andre Allen, but really it's about Chris Rock. Andre is an actor best known for silly comedy films, his biggest hit being a cop comedy wherein he wore a silly bear suit. Now on the road to recovery from alcoholism, the Allen character is attempting to break into more "serious" cinema by playing the real-life Haitian revolutionary Dutty Boukman. The bulk of "Top Five" is an extended, confessional interview between Andre and a journalist named Chelsea (Rosario Dawson) as they walk and talk and tell stories and anecdotes. "Top Five" is a conversational and breezy film that gently criticizes the state of modern comedy, the nature of fame, and how ridiculous life can feel after surviving a dark time of addiction.

Rock, having worked in stand-up since he was a teenager, devoted much of his script for "Top Five...

Before Championxiii released “Boo!” — a ticking, clapping, bottom-heavy record with the charmingly goofy refrain “bitch, I’m a ghost!” — in October, the 25-year-old rapper already knew it would be a hit.

That’s because Championxiii, who grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts but now lives in Houston, tests all his demos with his 2.4 million TikTok followers before he even thinks about finishing an entire song. “There’s so much that goes into making music, writing, recording, mastering,” he explains. “I don’t like to waste resources. I don’t need to take chances.

Happy final day of November, readers! With last weekend being the Thanksgiving holiday, we decided to delay our second installment of Daily Dead Salutes Your Shorts until today, since most folks were off either relaxing for the long weekend or they were out shopping in all the Black Friday madness. So, if you’re looking for some killer distractions today, check out our latest batch of horror shorts, including Reverse by John Tanner, the horror comedy Cabin Killer, Corey Slater’s The Birthday Boy, and Boo! from Zac Eglinton.

Reverse (Directed by Josh Tanner)

Synopsis: A man attempts to exit an underground car park. Something doesn’t want him to.



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Cabin Killer (Directed by Michael Rich)

Synopsis: A couple goes on a weekend getaway to work on their relationship... but the remote accommodations aren't what they expected.

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The Birthday Boy (Directed by Corey Slater)

Synopsis: A group of...

Before last weekend, I had never seen a single Tyler Perry film. Not a Madea movie, none of his non-Madea films, not a play, not even that one where he plays the Patterson cop. I think the only time I'd actually seen him perform at all was as the crazy doctor in that one Tmnt movie from a couple of summers back. Let's just say that I never thought his thing was my thing. However, when an e-mail came through asking if I'd like to review Boo 2!, the sequel to his comedy-horror film from 2016 (titled Boo!, of course), I figured why not, what was there to lose? Before stepping into the Terrordome of the McU (Madea Cinematic Universe), I thought it would be...

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