N.W.A*

Dope

Crit

It's time for another installment of The Caucasian Tourist: ten months ago it was Dear White People, which ended up being my favorite film of 2014. This look at young stereotype-flaunting-and-flouting African Americans (well, one has only 13 percent African heritage, per Ancestry.com, but still . . . ) is only my second-favorite film of the weekend, but then it was a kickass cinematic weekend.

Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his mates Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) and Jib (Tony Revolori) are geeks--they make music (as Awreeoh; say it aloud), ride skateboards and bikes, and get good grades--who find themselves fish out of their depth when it falls to them to sell a pair of huge bricks of Molly to provide deniability for the rightful owner.

A smart, funny, heartfelt film that earns its didactic epilogue.

*aptitude

Trailers

• Straight Outta Compton--The story of the other N.W.A(.)
• Rock the Kasbah--Bill Murray as a rock promoter in Afghanistan. Naturally.
• Self/less--From the solidus that brought us Face/Off.
• We Are Your Friends--Oooh, this looks like a bad young-white-people movie.