‘One Of The Days’ Aims To Bring That Old Thing Back To Theaters

The Issa Rae-produced comedy, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, hopes to give fans and moviegoers that ’90s classic Black film feeling.

“One Of Them Days” is one of them ones.

And it’s been a while since we’ve had this kind of moviegoing experience. It’s an original comedic film featuring a star-studded cast. It’s bound to make audiences shout and belly laugh. Even more, it’s getting a theatrical release when so many films like it are going straight to streaming services.

“It means everything,” Rae said during a press junket.

Starring Keke Palmer, who also served as an executive producer, and SZA in her first acting role in a feature film, “One Of Them Days” is a buddy comedy that follows in the footsteps of classic Black films of the ’90s and early aughts, most noticeably the “Friday” franchise. The pair play Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA), roommates on the verge of eviction if they don’t secure the rent money Alyssa’s boyfriend spent. As the clock ticks, hijinks ensue. It’s a hilarious ride with surprises at every turn, but what makes this film even more special is that it stars two Black women, a rarity in the buddy comedy space.

Rae has brought up her dreams of bringing a film like this to the screen in previous interviews. “Rap Sh!t” alum Lawrence Lamont and Syreeta Singleton brought that to fruition. Lamont, the director, read Singleton’s screenplay for the film four years ago and fell in love with the story. He said the characters and their “yin and yang” friendship stood out. With Dreux trying to get her shit together and Alyssa being dickmatized and free-spirited, their misadventures challenge their relationship.