Eddie Murphy wanted to tell Rudy Ray Moore's story in 'Dolemite Is My Name,' knowing many would wonder if it was true. Amazingly, much of it is.

“Dolemite Is My Name” chronicles the making of the film with some of the purest comedy the screen has seen in years. It’s a film-within-a-film that stands apart from contemporary comedies ...

In Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy delivers one of the best performances of his career, but what's truly surprising is the true story of Rudy Ray Moore that the film is based on.

Eddie Murphy is back in a big way in the Netflix biopic 'Dolemite Is My Name,' and the 1970s blaxploitation hero is the comedian's greatest-hits role. Watch Party Newsletter Best TV shows of 2025 ...

“Dolemite Is My Name” tells the story of a black man trying to make and market a film in a world full of shut doors, so it’s about a struggle that’s on some level heroic.

The 1975 movie “Dolemite,” an actual movie starring the real Rudy Ray Moore, has all of this and more. It’s also bad — so-bad-it’s-kind-of-enjoyable-bad, but still, it’s bad.

Overtly vulgar and salacious, “Dolemite Is My Name” is an unabashed celebration of the spirit and life of 1970s blaxploitation-era film icon Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy).

"Dolemite Is My Name," the Eddie Murphy movie about Rudy Ray Moore, is set in the 1970s, but offers insights into showbiz today.

This is no vanity project or singular star turn, but a total celebration.Film Review: Dolemite Is My Name Captures Eddie Murphy at His Best Since the '80s Sarah Kurchak ...

And if “Dolemite Is My Name” seems content to stay on the surface of things and just give people a good time, perhaps that’s a testament to how seamlessly it weaves in a greater resonance.