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Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews

In-depth Black film reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community.Interested in sponsoring or advertising on this podcast? Contact us at ads@ossacollective.com. For programmatic ads, reach out to the Spreaker team below.

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2:46

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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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99:16

Till - Episode 247

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

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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80:02

The Blackening - Episode 245

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/07/20

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2022 horror comedy film, "The Blackening." The story follows seven Black friends who go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. The use their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies to try and stay alive.

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72:46

Your Survival Requires ACTION in the AFFIRMATIVE -...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/07/13

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns after a hiatus to announce the next film, "The Blackening." The film sees "seven Black friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not." The random topic of the week is about the Supreme Court's ending of Affirmative Action for race based considerations in colleges.

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118:18

A Thousand and One - Episode 244

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/06/09

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss and review the 2023 film, "A Thousand and One" starring Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, Will Catlett, and Terri Abney. The follows the fiercely loyal Inez who kidnaps her son Terry from the foster care system, then mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.

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42:07

But We Aren’t Invited to YOUR Cookouts! - Preview to...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/05/31

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "A Thousand and One." The film follows unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez who kidnaps her son Terry from the foster care system. The mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City. The film stars Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, and Aven Courtney. The random topic this week is on two lists produced by The Root on non-Black and

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86:12

Cotton Comes to Harlem - Episode 243

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/05/24

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to dive deep into "Cotton Comes to Harlem". The film follows two Harlem cops investigating a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.

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41:06

Blackfishing is Still Not Acceptable Around Here -...

Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews ·

2023/05/18

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, the 1970 blaxploitation film, "Cotton Comes to Harlem." The film follows two Harlem cops who investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser. The random topic this week is all about RapTV profiting off the backs of the rumor of Jamie Foxx's dire health diagnosis and the prominence of what is often referred to as "blackfishing"

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