Photograph: Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty ImagesAnother type of film-maker might have been content to evoke the scary-neighbourhood horror of South Central for ghetto credibility. And Boyz n the Hood is one of great humanity, heart and idealism; these are the factors that survive the violence. John Singleton reflects on Boyz N the Hood: 'I didn't know anything' Read moreSingleton’s follow-up, again as writer-director, intrigued and fascinated moviegoers and confirmed his artistic seriousness. Poetic Justice (1993) is a more easy-going, freewheeling romantic drama that attempted to see South Central from a woman’s viewpoint. Photograph: Eli Reed/Paramount/Kobal/Rex/ShutterstockFrom here, some of Singleton’s work, although commercially successful, passed me by.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2019 20:46 UTC