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Black on Black Cinema | Black Movie Reviews

Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast delivering in-depth reviews of Black films — from Oscar winners to hood classics, indie gems to blockbuster hits. Hosted by four Black men from Baltimore, we bring honest opinions, genuine disagreements, and conversations that matter to the Black community. We review: Spike Lee films, Jordan Peele films, Tyler Perry films, Black horror movies, Black indie films, Black action movies, Black comedies, classic Black cinema, new Black movie releases, Black

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34:41

Grand Opening, Grand Closing - Preview to Ep255 (The...

Black on Black Cinema | Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/12/26

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys return to preview the next film, "Almost Christmas." The film follows a disfunctional family during the holidays. The random topic of the week is all about the newly released verdict in the Jonathan Majors case. We discuss what happened, where the jury landed on the charges, and where that leaves the actor going forward.

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Episode 254: Beast

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2023/12/06

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the Idris Elba led film, Beast. The movie is a survival action film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The plot centers around Dr. Nate Samuels (Elba), a widowed father who, along with his daughters Meredith and Norah, visits the Mopani Reserve in South Africa for a vacation. They reunite with Nate's old friend, Martin Battles (Copley), a biologist and the reserve's manager. The family faces a life-threatening crisis when they encounter a

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36:25

Being a True Parent to your Kids - Preview to Ep254...

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2023/12/01

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, the 2022 Idris Elba starring movie: Beast. The film follows a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the Savanna has but one apex predator. The random topic this week is about parenthood in the wake of rapper T.I. having an very public fallout with his son, King. The incident was based on King wanting to identify with growing up without the

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136:44

Episode 253: Rustin

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2023/11/25

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the film, Rustin, starring Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin. The is a 2023 American biographical drama directed by George C. Wolfe, highlights the life of Bayard Rustin, a charismatic gay civil rights icon. Rustin was instrumental in organizing the 1963 March on Washington, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.

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59:26

Why Do You Care So Much? - Preview to Ep253 (Will...

Black on Black Cinema | Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/11/17

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to preview the next film, "Rustin" starring Coleman Domingo as Bayard Rustin, one of the instrumental architects of the famous Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights march on Washington D.C. in 1963. The random topics of the week are on the "newly" pushed rumored of actor Will Smith's sexuality by a man claiming to be a former employee of his, a gospel singer starts belting out some songs on a plane mid-flight, and a conversation on whether rap

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112:30

Episode 252: The Burial

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2023/11/10

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2023 film, The Burial starring Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, and Alan Ruck. Inspired by true events, a lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth, exposing a complex web of race, power, and injustice.

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2:46

ANNOUNCEMENT: WE HAVE TO SWITCH THE MOVIE - Preview...

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2023/11/02

We had to switch films for episode 252, from Sweetheart to The Burial. Jay gives the announcement and why this is happening. We will see everyone next week for our review of "The Burial"

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50:21

The Infamous First Date Location Ban List - Preview...

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2023/10/28

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film. 2019's "Sweetheart" starring Kiersey Clemons and directed by J.D. Dillard. The film follows a woman who washes ashore a small uninhabited island after an accident. The situation turns from bad to worse when she realizes there is a mysterious creature hunting at night. This will be our Halloween centric episode based on the movie's themes. The random topic this week is the now infamous list of banned places you can't take

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107:09

Episode 251: Beauty

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2023/10/19

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2022 film, Beauty. The film follows a young woman who is at the cusp of a potentially massive music career. She must choose between what her life, both familial and romantically, is and what it will be going forward.

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59:12

Jada Pinkett-Smith And Will Smith: The Toxic Gender...

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2023/10/12

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "Beauty." The 2022 film is available on Netflix and the story follows a gifted young Black woman who struggles to maintain her voice and identity after she’s offered a lucrative recording contract. The random topic of the week is about the new revelations from Jada Pinkett-Smith upcoming book about her marriage to actor, Will Smith. We discuss the ins and outs of it but push into the larger conversation

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87:31

Hustle & Flow - Episode 250

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2023/09/29

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2005 film, “Hustle & Flow” starring Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, and Taryn Manning. The film follows a Memphis pimp/drug dealer who has dreams of becoming a rapper.

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39:39

Rolling Stone Magazine Founder's "Articulate" Take on...

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2023/09/22

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, the 2005 film, "Hustle & Flow" starring Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, and Ludacris. The story follows a pimp in a midlife crisis who works to launch a successful rap career. The random topic this week is surrounding Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, who is facing criticism for saying that Black and female musicians were not "articulate" enough to be included in his new book, which features

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111:08

He Got Game - Episode 249

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2023/09/14

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 1998 Spike Lee film, "He Got Game" starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film explores the intricate dynamics of the Shuttlesworth family, centered around the promising high-school basketball player, Jesus Shuttlesworth. Jesus is at a crossroads, pursued by the nation's top college basketball programs while navigating the return of his father, Jake, a convicted felon released temporarily to persuade him to join the

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44:40

Tokens Get Spent - Preview to Episode 249

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2023/09/08

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "He Got Game." The Spike Lee directed film stars Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film follows a basketball player's father who must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence. The random topic of the week is all about a few very public Black supporters of Donald Trump (Enrique Tarrio and Harrison Floyd) who have found themselves at the short end of the stick when it comes

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103:30

The Stepmother 2 - Episode 248

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2023/09/01

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2022 sequel, The Stepmother 2. The film once again follows Elizabeth (Erica Mena), a woman with dissociative identity disorder, cheats death and has now a new mission, to find a new family and live happily ever after, beyond her troubled past.

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46:23

The Milli and Vanilli of the Manoshpere - Preview to...

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2023/08/24

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "The Stepmother 2." We return back to the series starring Erica Mena as Elizabeth, a woman with dissociative identity disorder, who cheats death and has now a new mission, to find a new family and live happily ever after, beyond her troubled past. The random topic this week is all about the newly demonetized "Fresh and Fit" manosphere podcast. The controversial misogynistic podcast suffered a major financial blow this

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Till - Episode 247

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2023/08/18

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to dive into the harrowing true story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago, whose tragic encounter at a Mississippi grocery store in 1955 set off a series of events that would expose the deep-rooted racism in the American South. From Emmett's fateful meeting with Carolyn Bryant, to the brutal aftermath and the subsequent trial that gripped the nation, follow the journey of Mamie Till, a mother's relentless pursuit for justice for her son

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33:56

Alabama Endgame - Preview to Episode 247

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2023/08/08

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "Till" which tells the story of the aftermath of the murder of Emmett Till at the hand of white racists and his mother's fight to bring her son's killers to justice. The random topic this week is all about the brawl that happened on the dock in Montgomery Alabama this past weekend. The crew discuss the racial implication, the community that still lives in the heart of Black Americans no matter the

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121:20

They Cloned Tyrone - Episode 246

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2023/08/04

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2023 film, "They Cloned Tyrone" starring John Bodega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris. The film follows a series of eerie events that thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

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50:56

A Poor Attempt to Lead Us to Slaughter - Preview to...

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2023/07/28

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2023 film, "They Cloned Tyrone." The modern take on a blaxploitation film follows three unlikely heroes as they uncover a government conspiracy against Black people. The random topic this week is about rapper Ice Cube sitting down with known white supremacist Tucker Carlson to have a rather surface level dialogue about race in America, the COVID-19 vaccination, and more. We examine the issues with even participating in these bad

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