the Mind’s Chew Toy

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Plot: When Brenda Martin (Moore) stumbles into a hospital claiming she was carjacked and her son kidnapped near the predominantly black populated Armstrong apartments, Det. Lorenzo Council (Jackson) is assigned to the case. As the search for Brenda’s missing son escalates, racial tensions heat up as people are forced from their apartments. As tensions continue to rise, Lorenzo searches for answers that will lead him to the missing boy - before a riot erupts in the neighborhood.

Plot: Since their daughter is working in the Peace Corps this holiday season, Luther Krank (Allen) convinces his wife Nora (Curtis) to skip Christmas, save their money, and go on a cruise instead. Unfortunately their neighbors, including Frohmeyer (Aykroyd), the unofficial leader of their neighborhood, aren’t too pleased with the idea. Based on the novel “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham.