Mahershala Ali stars in action thriller exploring faith, family and motherhood at Toronto festival

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: Mahershala Ali Is a Marvel in a Gripping Crime Film With a Big, Aching Heart

Mahershala Ali stars in Bassam Tyriq's 'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother' as a Muslim contract killer caring for his children after his wife dies.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel’s Blade disaster

Marvel's mishandling of its Blade reboot will likely go down as one of the studio's biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising director set to take over the reins (Bassam Tariq). In retrospect, though, the disappointing demise of Blade might not be such […]

Mahershala Ali stars in action thriller exploring faith, family and motherhood at Toronto festival

By Bhargav Acharya TORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Actor Mahershala Ali was excited when he got a call from filmmaker Bassam Tariq about playing a three-dimensional character in a film in which his weapon of choice ​was a blade. This time, it was not a "B...

Mahershala Ali Finally Made His ‘Blade’ Film With ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’

Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali finally made their “Blade” movie. On Saturday night, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release on Sept. 25. Tariq’s film centers on Latif (Ali), a devout Muslim hitman who, following the sudden death of his wife, goes on the run with his teenage daughter (Adia, a revelation), 10-year-old son (Jahleel Kamara) and newborn b…

Mahershala Ali Is at His Best in Your Mother Your Mother

Mahershala Ali is at his ‘Blade’-trained best in ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,’ a new action drama that makes glorious use of the actor’s sword training.

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: Faith, Family, and Firearms Drive Bassam Tariq’s Intriguingly Strange Action-Drama

One thing that “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” captures beautifully is the bizarre contradictions of contemporary America. Director Bassam Tariq’s second feature takes place in a multicultural working-class neighborhood of Houston, Texas, a landscape that’s dotted with check cashing places and strip clubs that have been converted into churches. Here, Mormons, Muslims, and evangelical Christians live and work in close proximity to one anoth…