Barbershop The Next Cut
In order to save their business from harsh economic times, Calvin and Angie have decided to merge their barbershop and beauty salon. When the surrounding community is in troubles, they must come together to bring some much needed change.
13 March 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 January 1978, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
24 April 1964, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 December 1982, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago
22 March 1976, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
November 14, 2016
For the most part, Lee and company still manage to coax solid laughs and to give the grim facts the gravity they deserve.
April 18, 2016
Leaving aside the humorous cultural escapism of the early aughts, The Next Cut faces the racial and political issues of 2016 head on.
April 15, 2016
Next time? Just a little off the top please, and leave the socio-political commentary to others.
October 10, 2016
This one, thankfully, boasts some welcome new cast members (including the rapper Common and Nicki Minaj), a new director in Malcolm D Lee (the cousin of Spike), and a fearless approach to difficult subjects.
February 08, 2017
I did not laugh much, but it is effective on an emotional level, as a portrait of a people trying to cope with gang violence that is spinning out of control in their community.
April 21, 2016
The fourth entry in the Barbershop franchise delivers keen social commentary, bringing back many of the key players from the 2002 and 2004 installments.
April 18, 2016
This Barbershop is simply a place where we can all laugh together, sometimes at ideas that veer close to being explosive.
January 20, 2017
A more mature installment that seeks to challenge audiences as often as it cracks them up, Next Cut marks a charming and enjoyable evolution of the series.
August 15, 2016
The barbs are scissor-sharp, making this a threequel that delivers what you want while throwing in some surprises.
April 15, 2016
It's stagey, often simplistic and it talks too damn much. But, hell, the talk has flavor and snap and a real-world sense of a community in crisis. Not bad for an escapist romp.
September 21, 2016
It's like a PG-13, dad version of Chi-Raq. The message, if a little preachy and a little schmaltzy, is also worthy and well-meant.
April 15, 2016
It's refreshing to encounter a sequel that leans deeper into sociopolitical realities, not further away.
