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Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood]

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood]

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood] is a comedic podcast that reviews films with leading actors of color and analyzes them in the context of race and Hollywood's diversity issues. Hosted by Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan, and James III. BMCJ is an iTunes Editor's Choice podcast and has reached #2 on the iTunes Film/TV charts. BMCJ has also been covered by multiple websites including Huffington Post, Splitsider, Salon, The Daily Dot, and more.

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74:59

Moana 2

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/03/27

This week, James and Jon are covering Moana 2 (2024), directed by Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller, and David Derrick Jr., screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, story by Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Miller, and Bek Smith, starring Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson. Together, they discuss whether or not the show ever covered the first film, where diversity and representation are at in Hollywood in 2025, the vibe that might be missing from this episode due to Jerah's absence, the winding path

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22:35

Lilies of the Field w/ Ben Arogundade (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/03/20

This week, writer Ben Arogundade (Hollywood Blackout) joins James, Jerah, and Jon to cover Lilies of the Field (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson, screenplay by James Poe, based on the novel The Lilies of the Field by William Edmund Barrett, starring Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, and Stanley Adams. Together, they discuss Ben's new book, the lack of progress on representation at The Oscars, how the limited number of leading Black actors led to the creation of Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood],

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91:10

Tangerine w/ Quei Tann

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/03/13

This week, actor and comedian Quei Tann (American Horror Story, Bruh) joins James, Jerah, and Jon to cover Tangerine (2015), directed by Sean Baker, written by Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch, starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karragulian, Mickey O'Hagan, Alla Tumanian, and James Ransome. Together, they discuss the financial decision-making of of the sex worker characters across Tangerine and Anora, some of this episode's pre-record scheduling dramas, where its crediting

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12:39

Brown Sugar (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/03/06

This week, Jerah and Jon are covering Brown Sugar, directed by Rick Famiyuwa, screenplay by Michael Elliot and Rick Famiyuwa, story by Michael Elliot, starring Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, and Queen Latifa. Together, they discuss what they think James might've thought of the movie, the likely upcoming episode on The Woman in the Yard, The Lady in the Yard, some of the things in Bray's field of vision, whether or not Sanaa Lathan's a listener of the

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91:01

Captain America: Brave New World

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/02/27

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Captain America: Brave New World, directed by Julius Onuh, screenplay by Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, Julius Onuh, and Peter Glanz, story by Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, and Dalan Musson, starring Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Zosha Roquemore, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford. Together, they discuss where they're all at with the MCU these days, actors taking superhero roles

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4:29

Oscars 2025 (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/02/20

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are previewing the 2025 Oscars. Together, they discuss who's seen the most nominated films this year, who's seen the fewest, whether or not they've had special intro music for the Oscars episodes in the past, The Jamals, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND OUR BACK CATALOG OF 400+

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81:38

Emilia Pérez w/ Sara Caplan and Lou Gonzalez

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/02/13

This week, actor and improviser Sara Caplan (UCB) and comedian Lou Gonzalez (The Other Two) join James and Jon to cover Emilia Pérez, written and directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, and Édgar Ramírez. Together, they discuss their general feelings on movie musicals as a form, how clunky they found the whole film, their favorite absolutely wild lines, why the characters do... just about everything they do, whether or not

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13:12

Nickel Boys (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/02/06

This week, James and Jon are covering Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross, screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. Together, they discuss where Jerah is, what listeners want to hear, the show's plans for covering more Oscar-nominated movies this year, the Oscar nominations Nickel Boys oddly missed out on, Fred Hechinger's improv background, and much, much

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61:55

One of Them Days w/ Shakira Ja'nae Paye

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/01/30

This week, actor and improviser Shakira Ja'nai Paye (House Party, Will Trent) joins James, Jerah, and Jon to cover One of Them Days, directed by Lawrence Lamont, written by Syreeta Singleton, starring Keke Palmer and SZA. Together, they discuss the state of theatrical comedies, just how close the film came to winning its opening weekend, whether or not they've softened in their coverage over the years, Kat Williams, what everyone's theatrical experiences were like, and much, much more!If

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9:20

Sing Sing (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/01/23

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Sing Sing, directed by Greg Kwedar, screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, and John "Divine G" Whitfield, starring Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José, and Paul Raci. Together, they discuss Timothée Chalamet, what's going on with Sing Sing's Rotten Tomatoes score, its awards prospects, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's

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54:39

REPLAY: Sonic the Hedgehog

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/01/16

NOTE: In light of the devastating fires in Los Angeles, the show is taking the week off from recording, so enjoy this Patreon episode from the archives. If you can, please donate to the LA Fire Department's Wildfire Emergency Fund or the LA Regional Food Bank, links below. We will be back with a new episode next week!This week, James, and Jerah are covering Sonic the Hedgehog, directed by Jeff Fowler, written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, starring James Marsden and Jim Carrey. Together, they

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77:41

Transformers One

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/01/09

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Transformers One, directed by Josh Cooley, screenplay by Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari, story by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. Together, they discuss the sheer number of Transformers films, Transformers One's great Key & Peele bit, the new year, the Medal of Freedom, why in the world the

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20:44

The Piano Lesson (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2025/01/02

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering The Piano Lesson, directed by Malcolm Washington, screenplay by Virgil Williams and Malcolm Washington, starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, and Corey Hawkins. Together, they discuss Rotten Tomatoes' new "Popcorn Meter," popular issues with play adaptations, the state of the Oscar race, August Wilson adaptations, Jerah's love of the

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31:32

INTERVIEW: O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/12/26

As a special holiday bonus, this week, Jerah and Jon are joined by actor O'Shea Jackson Jr. in advance of the release of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Together, they dive deep on O'Shea's roles in Straight Outta Compton, Ingrid Goes West, and Swagger, the surprising role Twitter played in connecting him to projects, the positives of doing indies and shorts, and much, much more! See Den of Thieves 2: Pantera in theaters on January 10th!SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND OUR BACK CATALOG OF

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16:55

Red One (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/12/19

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Red One, directed by Jake Kasdan, screenplay by Chris Morgan, story by Hiram Garcia, starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and J.K. Simmons. Together, they discuss it being the holiday season, how few Christmas movies have Black leads, holiday films being holiday films, whether or not there's ever been a Black Scrooge, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE

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80:01

Gladiator II

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/12/12

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott, screenplay by David Scarpa, story by Peter Craig and David Scarpa, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Roz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington. Together, they discuss 'Sexiest Men Alive' of years past, the best voice to use to order drinks at the bar, being in the "and Denzel Washington" era, where everyone landed on one of the movie's central

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11:41

Wicked w/ Tessa Claire Hersh (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/12/05

This week, actor, poet, and writer Tessa Claire Hersh (Younger, Desus & Mero) joins James, Jerah, and Jon to cover Wicked, directed by John M. Chu, written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. Together, they discuss who did and did not do any research, who Jerah is, the disrespect of Tessa's initial intro, and much, much more! Listen to the full

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93:03

REPLAY: Soul Plane

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving! We're taking today off for the holiday, so enjoy this episode from the archives! We'll have a new episode next week.Original description: This week we review 2004 comedy Soul Plane with Kevin Hart, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, and Sofia Vergara. Crude racial stereotyping, Islamophobia, baffling misogyny, and plot holes you could fly a plane through... but did it help the cause though?SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND OUR BACK CATALOG OF 400+

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3:59

Dìdi w/ Chuck Maa (Teaser)

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/11/21

This week, actor and writer Chuck Maa (Leverage: Redemption) joins Jon to cover Dìdi, written and directed by Sean Wang, starring Izaac Wang and Joan Chen. Together, they discuss never disrespecting their mothers, the movie's critical reception, its performance at the box office, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND OUR BACK CATALOG OF 400+

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93:14

White House Down

Black Men Can"t Jump [In Hollywood] ·

2024/11/14

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering White House Down, directed by Roland Emmerich, written by James Vanderbilt, starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, and James Woods. Together, they recount the movies they covered in the wake of other recent historical disasters, the phenomenon of two similar but distinct movies getting released close to one another, whether or not McG directed the film, what Olympus Has Fallen does right, James

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