Release Date: April 15, 2016 So they decided to make another Barbershop movie, by the way. Not content with already having three of these things in existence (seriously: there are already three Barbershop movies out there), Hollywood decided that a further tale concerning the life of Ice Cube's "comical" hairdresser character Calvin Palmer Jr. was something of a necessary. Apparently set to star every African-American actor in the business - seriously, the cast includes Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve, J. B. Smoove, Lamorne Morris, Sean Patrick Thomas, Tyga, Deon Cole, Common and freakin' Nicki Minaj - The Next Cut is directed by Malcolm D. Lee. You know, the genius behind such boundary-pushing works such as Scary Movie 5 and Soul Men. Do you like the pun in the title, by the way? You can always judge the quality of a comedy sequel on the pun in its title.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
