The early '90s saw a flurry of films led by hip-hop stars ... Part sci-fi action, part slapstick comedy, "Men in Black" thrusts Will Smith into the role of a reckless, street-smart NYPD detective ...

is a winning throwback to the kind of day-in-the-hood comedy they used to make in the ’90s — movies like “Friday” (1995) and “The Players Club” (1998), which squeezed just enough ...