Like many international students who come to the United States for college, actor Siddharth Dhananjay knew that he had to figure out what to do about a work visa after graduation. “You can try to get ...

“Lords and ladies of the Royal Court, bow down. The QUEEN is in the building.” So announces Jheri (played magnificently by newcomer Siddharth Dhananjay) in Geremy Jasper’s Directors’ Fortnight closing ...

Running time/rating: 1:48, R for language throughout, crude sexual references, some drug use and a brief nude image Late in writer-director Geremy Jasper’s energetic directorial debut, “Patti Cake$,” ...

“Patti Cake$” is the story of Patti Dombrowski, a young woman with big dreams – and here, I was about to say she “dreams of being a superstar rapper,” but that seems too pithy. As we get to know Patti ...

Late in writer-director Geremy Jasper’s energetic directorial debut, “Patti Cake$,” a wealthy, powerful black male rap mogul, O-Z (Sahr Ngaujah), sizes up the overweight white girl who has just ...

This is FRESH AIR. The film "Patti Cake$" premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it became an audience hit and was acquired for distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It's ...

In her dreams, Patricia Dombrowski is Patti Cake$, a gold-toothed rap superstar slinging virtuoso rhymes from the heavens. In reality, Patti is a plain, plus-size, lower-class Jersey girl in a ...