Hollywood has squeezed out dozens of scrappy ”urban” comedies over the last couple of decades. If you were to make the suggestion that one of them (”Mo’ Money”? ”Big Momma’s House”?) be turned into a ...

“Barbershop 2: Back in Business” lived up to its name over the weekend, as the comedy about a family-owned barbershop debuted at No. 1, according to studio estimates. The comedy pulled in $25.1 ...

Produced for a pittance, the original “Barbershop” grossed $75 million in late 2002. A sequel pulling the cast back together was inevitable, though there’s a different director this time (Kevin Rodney ...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Comedy. Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer. Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Written by Don D. Scott. (PG- 13. 98 minutes. At Bay Area theaters). Cedric the ...

The eagerly anticipated sequel “Barbershop 2” sidesteps many of the pitfalls that frequently plague sequels. Overly dramatic plot developments, complication of character motivation, and lack of ...

It’s not hard to see why “Barbershop” was a crossover hit. A funny, sweet-tempered movie about people trying to get ahead while holding on to a familiar and reassuring sense of community not only cut ...

Focused as much on Cedric the Entertainer's highly popular (and momentarily controversial) uncensored opinion machine Eddie as on Ice Cube's shop proprietor, sequel comes by weightier tone ...

When a small, cheaply made comedy makes sextuple its budget...what is the obvious step to take after that? Make a sequel! That’s just what MGM did with their 2002 hit Barbershop, they milked it for ...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business is a rare sequel that takes the good of the original, discards what didn't work, and is actually an improvement over the first film. It's not a perfect film but it is ...