Baldwin Hills | Heading for the Baldwin Hills
Heading for the Baldwin Hills
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jul 29, 2008; DVD Release Date: Jul 29, 2008

Craving some good reality TV? Try Baldwin Hills, which follows a group of 12 mostly affluent black friends who reside in the eponymous L.A. neighborhood, attend private schools, and drive slick cars. The drama feels authentic, and the kids' parents actually exist on screen. Brutally honest casting tapes and an MTV Cribs-style tour of socialite Ashley's pad in the EXTRAS are juicy fun. But the most replay-worthy moments in this collection are anything involving the comically sassy Staci. The spitfire, who lives in the nearby rougher hood known as the Jungles, stirs more drama than Heidi and Lauren combined. A-

Originally posted Jul 25, 2008 Published in issue #1004 Aug 01, 2008 Order article reprints

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