Boyz N The Hood

A tribute screening for 2x Oscar nominated writer / director John Singleton (1968 – 2019).

New York Film Critics: Best New Director award winner!
LA Film Critics: New Generation Award winner for writer / director John Singleton!

Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles (Larry Fishburne), in tough South Central Los Angeles. Although his hard-nosed father instills proper values and respect in him, and his devout girlfriend Brandi (Nia Long) teaches him about faith, Tre’s friends Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) don’t have the same kind of support and are drawn into the neighborhood’s booming drug and gang culture, with increasingly tragic results.

4/4 Stars “one of the best American films of recent years. The movie is a thoughtful, realistic look at a young man’s coming of age, and also a human drama of rare power – Academy Award material…The film is not only important, but also a joy to watch, because his camera is so confident and he wins such natural performances from his actors.” (Roger Ebert)