SZA and Keke Palmer's "One of Them Days" revived the buddy comedy over the weekend, bringing hearty laughs with a (small) side of social commentary.

Keke Palmer says her new film with SZA continues a tradition of side-splitting Black comedies with an important message.

Part of the pleasure of their journey is seeing who they’ll encounter along the way. “One of Them Days” though, blessedly, is not packed with super famous people. Instead, the obstacles for Dreux and Alyssa are simply played by sharp comic actors at the top of their game.

One of Them Days also serves as a love letter to Los Angeles — hitting even more powerfully given the recent wildfires — highlighting the neighborhoods where residents continue to dream big and work hard,

The two have nine hours to get the rent money in a fast-talking day-in-the-life-of-the-hood comedy that's really a skewed portrait of a community.

One of Them Days is the kind of comedy Hollywood used to make regularly. The film keeps the premise simple and trusts the characters to react in funny ways. Even though it is more of a rarity in today's IP landscape,

Lawrence Lamont did something very experimental for this movie for his feature film debut. He recruited one of Hollywood's biggest stars in Keke Palmer and