Tyler Perry dials up the intensity in our Straw review, a gritty, genre-blending character study that puts Taraji P. Henson front and center in what might be on

A Nigerian single mother shared how Tyler Perry’s emotional Netflix film, Straw, deeply touched her. She shared how it portrayed experiences of single mothers.

Tyler Perry’s new film “Straw” has reignited old debates around common themes in the filmmaker’s movies and shows.

If Perry has something important to say -- in this case, a plea for empathy for Black women's struggles -- he should curb the quick-and-dirty filmmaking approach.

Even diehard fans of the tireless Tyler Perry sometimes wish he'd slow down a bit to focus on quality over quantity. But Netflix feature "Straw" has a cultural pulse-taking urgency that lifts it above his usual run of comedies and melodramatic potboilers,

Taylor stars in Perry's 'Straw,' now streaming on NetflixNEED TO KNOWIn an interview with PEOPLE, Tyler Perry showers praise upon Teyana Taylor, who stars as Detective Kay Raymond in his new movie Straw for NetflixThe filmmaker says he was proud to see "all the levels" Taylor has hit since her breakout role in his 2011 film Madea's Big Happy FamilyTaylor has since gone on to star in numerous films including Coming 2 America (2021) and The Book of Clarence (2023)Tyler Perry is proud of how far Teyana Taylor has come in her movie career.

Sinbad has made a remarkable return to acting in Tyler Perry’s Netflix thriller “Straw,” premiering June 6. The 68-year-old, who suffered a life-altering ischemic stroke in October 2020 caused by a blood clot traveling from his heart to his brain,