cover image 3 Black Chicks Review Flicks: A Film and Video Guide with Flava!

3 Black Chicks Review Flicks: A Film and Video Guide with Flava!

Rose Cooper. Amistad Press, $17.95 (384pp) ISBN 978-0-06-050871-5

More Than ""Two Thumbs Up"" Countering that there are not enough nationally known black movie reviewers, The Diva, Bams and Cass formed their own critics' circle, 3 Black Chicks. They've gathered their reviews of ""chick flicks,"" ""late-night booty-call flicks,"" ""movies that just plain suck"" and other films in 3 Black Chicks Review Flicks: Movie Reviews With Flava! The women have unique criteria for judging a movie, among them ""the Black Factor"" (the presence or absence of black cast and crew members) and ""the Brotha Rule"" (which often applies to action films, where a black character sacrifices himself for the life of a Caucasian main character). Each entry takes up less than a page, culminating in a rating somewhere between red light (meaning ""I don't think so!"") and green light (""What are you waiting for?""). It's a unique and refreshing way of looking at films that should appeal to all moviegoers.