My review of Praise This, a feel-good comedy musical hybrid film, directed by Tina Gordon (What Men Want and Drumline). The screenplay was written by the collective known as Murder Ink (Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, Jana Savage), with assistance by Tina Gordon. Praise This stars Chloe Bailey, Philip Fornah, Anjelika Washington, Druski, Quavo, Tristan Mack Wilds, Birgundi Baker, Loren Lott, Jekalyn Carr, and Koryn Hawthorne.
Sam has big dreams of being a musical superstar. When Sam's father thinks she is heading down a bad path and mixing with the wrong people, he moves her from Los Angeles to Atlanta to live with her uncle in a very church-centric household. At first, Sam thinks she will continue with the same shenanigans in Atlanta, but after getting caught sneaking out, Sam is forced to join the church's praise team, who have their own dreams of taking in the gold in the youth gospel choir competition scene.
Praise This is currently screening on Peacock.
Lindsey Dunn is a film critic and member of the North Carolina Film Critics and Southeastern Film Critics. You can find her work at 1ofmystories.com or on many social media platforms at @1ofmystories. She is currently watching BEEF and recapping Dark, along with Intro.void of the Sweet Child of Time podcast.
