TRASH IN MY EYE Reviews

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Marvel Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for April 9, 2025

MARVEL COMICS

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Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for April 9, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

Review: Tyler Perry's "DUPLICITY" - Come On, Man

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 14 of 2025 (No. 2020) by Leroy Douresseaux

Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

Running time: 109 minutes (1 hour, 49 minutes)

MPA – R for language and violence

WRITER/DIRECTOR: Tyler Perry

PRODUCERS: Tyler Perry, Angi Bones, and Will Areu

CINEMATOGRAPHER: Corey Burmester (D.o.P.)

EDITOR: Larry Sexton

COMPOSERS: JimiJame$ and Wow Jones

DRAMA/THRILLER/CRIME

Starring: Kat Graham, Meagan Tandy, Tyler Lepley, RonReaco Lee, Joshua Adeyeye, Nick Barrotta, Jimi Stanton, Shannon LaNier, Kim Steele, Betty Mitchell, Angela Halili, and Kearia Schroeder

SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW:

-- Tyler Perry's Duplicity is for Tyler Perry's hardcore fans

-- The last 20 minutes of “Duplicity” are by far the best, but they are also filled with implausible and crazy crap, too

Tyler Perry's Duplicity is a 2025 drama and crime thriller from writer-director Tyler Perry. The film is an Amazon “Prime Original,” and it began streaming on the service April 20, 2025. Duplicity finds a high-powered attorney taking on her most personal case when she attempts to find the truth behind the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man by a White police officer.

Duplicity opens in Atlanta, Georgia and introduces the high-powered female attorney, Marley Wells (Kat Graham). Her best friend is Fela Blackburn (Meagan Tandy), a co-anchor for the television station, Channel 3's “Early for Us” morning TV show. One day, while jogging, Fela's husband, Rodney (Joshua Adeyeye), is shot and killed by a white rookie police officer, Caleb Kaine (Jimi Stanton).

Marley becomes the grieving widow, Fela's attorney, and suddenly she is taking on the city in a wrongful death civil suit. Marley's boyfriend, Tony (Tyler Lepley), a private investigator and disgraced former police officer, helps her investigate the case. Fela's Channel 3 colleagues – Shannon Markus (Shannon LaNeir), her co-anchor, and Sam (Nick Barrotta), the station's chief investigator – also volunteer their services for Marley's investigation.

The fatal police shooting of Rodney becomes a hot-button political issue and protests and violent riots erupt. The case seems to be going in Marley and Fela's favor, but Marley is soon forced to stop ignoring the troubling signs and unanswered questions that surround the shooting.

I thought that Mea Culpa, a “Netflix Original” film released in February 2024, was likely Tyler Perry's craziest non-Madea film to date, being even wackier than his 2013 film, Temptations: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. However, Perry's 2024 Amazon Prime Video drama-thriller, Divorce in the Black, released mere months after Mea Culpa, is Perry's craziest non-Medea film, at least of the ones I have seen. Perry's latest Prime Video film is not quite as crazy as Divorce in the Black, but neither is a good film (although I would say that Divorce in the Black is a little better than Duplicity).

Duplicity is simply an empty film, and I think the reason is the screenwriting. Watching this film, I got the idea that Tyler Perry wasn't trying very hard, either as a director or writer, and especially not as a writer. One of the reasons the performances seem so listless is that the actors really don't have much with which to work in terms of story or character. Also, Duplicity really is not a police shooting movie, nor a “Black Lives Matter” movie, nor even social commentary, for that matter (despite some flatly delivered “commentary” at the end). I can't say much more than that.

The last 20 minutes of the Duplicity are by far the most watchable, but even those minutes are filled with implausible and frankly inadvertently comical moments. However, I must admit that there is a particular set of violent acts in the last act that are cathartic. Ultimately, Tyler Perry's Duplicity is for Tyler Perry's biggest fans – alone.

3 of 10

D+

★½ out of 4 stars

Saturday, April 5, 2025

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 1st to 5th, 2025 - UPDATE #10

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon:

Amazon wants me to inform/remind you that any affiliate links found on this page are PAID ADS, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on affiliate links like this, MOVIES PAGE, and BUY something(s).

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NEWS:

DISNEY - From Deadline: Their is a first official trailer and poster for "Tron: Ares," the third film in Disney's "Tron" series.

AMAZON - From Deadline: Amy Pascal is moving her "Pascal Pictures" banner to Amazon MGM Studios in a new first-look deal in the wake of Pascal signing on to produce the next round of James Bond films with producer David Heyman.

DISNEY/ANIMATION - From Deadline: Fox has signed a megadeal with Disney TV Studios in which it will pick up four seasons each of "The Simpsons," "Bob's Burgers," "Family Guy," and "American Dad," which is returning to Fox from TBS. Each season of the four seasons will be comprised of 15 episodes and the deal runs through 2028-29 broadcast season.

CINEMACON - From WorldofReel: Apparently, footage from "Weapons," the new film from Zach Cregger ("Barbarian"), creeped people out at CinemaCon. The film is due in August 2025.

From WorldofReel: Warner Bros. announced at CinemaCon 2025 that they are working on a new "Looney Tunes" movie... although they have dumped one ("The Day the Earth Blew Up") and are looking to dump another ("Coyote vs Acme").

From YahooComingSoon: There is a persistent rumor that Warner Bros. wants to sell off the entire "Looney Tunes" brand.

JOHN WICK - From WorldofReel: Keanu Reeves will reportedly return for "John Wick 5," which has apparently been confirmed by Lionsgate. Franchise director, Chad Stahelski, is also reportedly on board to return.

MOVIES - From WorldofReel: Sydney Sweeney is in talks to star in Legendary’s “Gundam” movie. It would be adapted from the Japanese military science fiction franchise that was initiated by the Japanese anime television series, "Mobile Suit Gundam," which began its 43-episode run in 1979.

OBITS:

From Deadline: American film actor, Val Kilmer, has died at the age of 65, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Kilmer was best known for taking film roles that transcended his striking looks. The first decade of his career is filled with films and performances that became favorites of his fans: "Top Secret!" (1984), "Real Genius" (1985), "Top Gun" (1986), "Willow" (1988), "The Doors" (1991), "Thunderheart" (1992), "True Romance" (1993), "Batman Forever" (1995), and "Heat" (1995), to name a few. His most famous performance is certainly as "Doc Holliday" in the American Western film, "Tombstone" (1993). For his stunning turn as Holliday, Kilmer did not receive any notice or nominations from the major film awards organizations.

From Variety: Hollywood offers tributes to Val Kilmer a day after his passing. That includes people who worked with him such as Michael Mann, Josh Brolin, and Francis Ford Coppola.

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From Deadline: American film television actress, Sian Barbara Allen, has died at the age of 78, Monday, March 31, 2025. She appeared in the 1972 horror thriller, "You'll Like My Mother," which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of "New Star of the Year - Actress," and the 1974 American Western film, "Billy Two Hats." She was a prolific TV actress in the 1970s and 1980s, appearing in such series as "Gunsmoke," "The Waltons," and "L.A. Law."

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Comics Review: "THE HERCULOIDS #2" Comes Out Swinging

THE HERCULOIDS VOL. 1 #2

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Tom Sniegoski

ART: Craig Rousseau

COLORS: Omi Remalante, Jr.

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry

EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt

COVER: Francesco Mattina

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Bjorn Barends; Felipe Massafera; Eric Powell; Francesco Mattina

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (March 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“The Herculoids” created and designed by Alex Toth

“The Herculoids” was an American Saturday-morning animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired on CBS for 18 episodes from September 1967 to January 1968. Rooted in science fiction and fantasy, “The Herculoids” featured characters created and designed by the late Alex Toth (1928-2006).

"The Herculoids" was originally set on the planet Amzot and featured eight regular characters. The main characters were members of a space barbarian family: Zandor, the father; Tara, the mother; and Dorno, the son. In order to keep their planet safe from invaders, they fight alongside the other five regulars, a group of giant pets: the laser dragon, “Zok,” the space rhinoceros, “Tundro,” the rock ape, “Igoo,” and the shape-shifting duo of “Gloop and Gleep.”

Over the decades, there have been comic books featuring The Herculoids, published by Gold Key Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. The latest is The Herculoids Volume 1, which is part of Dynamite Entertainment's licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery. The Herculoids is written by Tom Sniegoski; drawn by Craig Rousseau; colored by Omi Remalante, Jr.; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.

The Herculoids Volume 1 #2 opens with a recap of how the mercenary, Quen-Tel, was able to convince a mysterious consortium to provide him with an experienced exploratory and extraction team and one of its largest refinery ships. He was given all this so that he could lead an expedition to Amzot in a bid to steal all of Amzot's natural resources. There is one big problem, though.

Amzot is the home of “the Herculoids,” and no matter what advantage you might think you have over them, you don't. That's true even when you take what is supposed to be their most vulnerable family member. F**k around; find out.

THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. The Herculoids Volume 1, Issue #2 is the latest, and this maybe the first comic book featuring The Herculoids solo that I have read.

The Herculoids #1 did not open with a bang. In that debut issue, writer Tom Sniegoski offered a gentle introductory tale, although there was some “fantasy violence. This was a chapter that reintroduced the characters of the famed vintage Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning animated series. Issue #1 was also a tame introduction for those who are new to the tale. With this second issue, Sniegoski unleashes the Herculoids beasts on this story that is full of intrigue and explosive action. I think this chapter will please both longtime fans and new fans of The Herculoids.

Artist Craig Rousseau offered an unadorned first issue with plain, straightforward storytelling. Here, he also goes wild with Issue #2, depicting lots intense action and heightened drama, showing off what he will likely bring to the series going forward. Omi Remalante, Jr.'s coloring continues to keep-it-simple-stupid with a hues that emphasize the action. Jeff Eckleberry captures the classic vibe of old cartoons and vintage comics with his lettering.

I think The Herculoids 2025 has potential, which this second issue shows off. I plan to come back, and perhaps, you should also, dear readers, if you are fans of this franchise.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Warner Bros. comic book series and of “The Herculoids” will want to read The Herculoids Volume 1.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Also, my first original graphic novel, THE WRATH OF KARAPACE: A BIG SPIRITS EPIC, which is published by Candle Light Press. Co-created by Carter J. Allen, (Warning Comics), The Wrath of Karapace is now on sale at Amazon and Barnes and Noble online.

Other online shops that are selling "The Wrath of Karapace" include the following:

- AmazonUK;

- Bookshop.org;

- ElmStreetBooks;

- the German book shop, OrrellFussli;

- Powells.com;

- Russell Books.com;

- SuperBookDeals.com;

- Walmart online.

Of note, The Wrath of Karapace is also available on eBay from a few different sellers.

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"The Wrath of Karapace" also a "Google Books" listing.