Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Does Hollywood Still Have a Brown Paper Bag Test?
When it comes to colorism, “Precious” is still the same old, same old.
Hollywood: Same As It Ever Was
Even with Oscar buzz and record-breaking box office success, “Precious” isn’t likely to blow up the careers of its female stars. Black actresses still have a hard row to hoe. Just ask Angela Bassett—and Cicely Tyson.
Well, How Precious Is Precious?
A roundup of reviews on the Web.
Eboni Farmer tells the truth about illiteracy.
Armond White calls Precious the "con job of the year."
Slate's Dana Stevens calls it "poverty porn."
The New York Times says Precious "howls, stammers, but it also sings."
The Hollywood Reporter says it's "a disturbing, overwhelming story of one Harlem girl's merciless degradations."
Latoya Peterson finds too many notes of familiarity in Precious.
