For many, especially black people who see in her a mockery of our own grandmothers, Tyler Perry’s Madea is little more than a mammy—an insult to the matriarchal community figure that Perry claims to ...

When Tyler Perry shows someone the scar on his left wrist from a suicide attempt, he tugs down the watchband of his Rolex. When that doesn't expose the entire scar, he takes the Rolex off. It's not ...

Take Madea out of a Madea film, and you have straight-forward melodrama. Minus the super-sized, sharp-tongued incendiary matriarch, played in drag by Tyler Perry, "Madea Goes to Jail" is a decently ...

"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" is really a drama about a prostitute who tries to get back on her feet with the help of an old friend. The story confronts serious issues including rape and the ...

“Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” took in $41.1 million, giving Lionsgate its biggest-ever opening weekend during a period of instability for the company. The bow, also Perry’s biggest to date, far ...

Tyler Perry is pulling triple duty once again for the newest addition to his “Madea” franchise, and he’s bringing the whole family with him. It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Madea on our screens.