Roll Bounce waxes nostalgic for the spangle of the late 1970s, the smooth groove of rollerskating and the percussive disco thump that underscored a decade. But what it recalls most fondly is the ...

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Director Malcolm Lee made a name for himself with The Best Man and Undercover Brother. His new film, Roll Bounce, is set in the golden era of 1970s roller-skate jams. It's a coming-of-age comedy ...

Rapper-turned-thespian Bow Wow (“Like Mike”) leads a charming cast of Hollywood newcomers and veterans in the flawed, but passable coming-of-age comedy “Roll Bounce.” The film, set during the ’70s ...

Usher, D-Nice, Gayle King, and more put on their skates for the grand opening of Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace in NYC's famed Rockefeller Center NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 14: Usher and D-Nice attend ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you had asked me two hours ago if roller disco was dead I would have told you yes, absolutely, ...

"Roll Bounce" spins an endearing but wildly uneven coming-of-age drama set against the popular '70s phenomenon of "jam skating." Funky disco-era throwback never fully jells with a surprisingly intense ...

Set in Chicago in the summer of 1978 and featuring a credits-to-credits soundtrack of '70s songs, the roller-skating comedy Roll Bounce could almost pass for a product of the era it depicts if it ...

Starring Bow Wow, Chi McBride, and Meagan Good. Rated PG. Now playing at the Cinemark Tinseltown Roller skates get the old-school treatment in Roll Bounce, an assembly-line comedy that occasionally ...

A title like Roll Bounce doesn t inspire confidence. It sounds like some bizarre drug reference, or maybe a much-unwanted sequel to Booty Call, or a feature-length ad for a new fabric softener. But it ...