Khandi Alexander · 1990s

2 Khandi Alexander movies from the 1990s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Menace II Society.

Decade

All 3 1990s 2 2000s 1

Year

All 2 1990 0 1991 0 1992 0 1993 2 1994 0 1995 0 1996 0 1997 0 1998 0 1999 0

Menace II Society(1993)

7.5/10

dir. Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes

S-Tier

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The Hughes Brothers' film about growing up in Watts. Criterion's announcement was part of a wave of Black cinema releases alongside Deep Cover and the Melvin Van Peebles set. The cover art was praised as really good. Vantiva manufacturing QC issues have been affecting Criterion discs, with scratched new discs being reported across multiple titles.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Poetic Justice(1993)

6.1/10

dir. John Singleton

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?