In the new movie Precious , Clareece Precious Jones is beaten by her mother and raped so often by her father that she’s pregnant with his second child. She’s also illiterate. I’ve spent the past three ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Its title, undoubtedly the most awkward of the year, is nevertheless informative. The horrific events of this movie, it tells us, were not based on a true story. Thank goodness.

At first blush, the achingly authentic drama "Precious" hardly seems like Thanksgiving-season fare. Set in a poverty-stricken Harlem neighborhood circa 1987, it's a harrowing and moving story of a ...

"Precious" is sure to be a front-runner for the best picture Oscar, and will win tons of other awards. Director Lee Daniels used a documentary-like shooting technique, which makes his film even more ...

The genius of Mo’nique’s Oscar-winning performance is how it straddles a line. The over-the-top nastiness of abusive mother Mary would feel at home in a Bond film, but the pain she reveals in scenes ...