Review of Higher Learning (1995) by Dee Wash &Quot;The King&Quot; — 04 Dec 2009

An all star cast outline this classic about college life.

This review of Higher Learning (1995) was written by Dee Wash &Quot;The King&Quot; on 04 Dec 2009.

Higher Learning has generally received positive reviews.

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Directed by John Singleton, who had got his career off to a very strong start with Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Poetic Justice (1993)…

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