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 ...

In the two years since the original Barbershop comedy, there’s been plenty to talk about. Media headlines, world events and politics — which provide fodder for discussion and debate in countless urban ...

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 ...

BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS With Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah. Director: Kevin Rodney Strong. (1:38) PG-13: Language. 2 STARS. In an early scene in “Barbershop 2: Back in ...

Running time: 95 minutes. Rated PG-13 (moderate vulgarity). At the Empire, the Or pheum, the Harlem USA, others. AS often happens with comedy sequels, “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” is notably less ...

Arriving 14 years after the original “Barbershop,” and 12 after “Barbershop 2: Back in Business,” “Barbershop: The Next Cut” is saddled with the task of taking a familiar property and bringing it up ...

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 ...

A movie featuring Ice Cube bellowing "No more profanity!" and meaning it should produce a lot more laughs than the intermittently amusing "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" does. This film seems to be ...

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 ...

The first thing you notice about the soundtrack for the sequel to Barbershop is that it's noticeably more upbeat, up-tempo, and is stocked with much more rap oriented fare. In fact, just about every ...