Episodios

  • Magazine Dreams (REVIEW): Mental Illness Meets Obsession | Ep281

    Magazine Dreams (REVIEW): Mental Illness Meets Obsession | Ep281
    May 2 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2023 film, "Magazine Dreams" starring Jonathan Majors. The film follows a young man who is obsessed with becoming a top tier bodybuilder and is willing to push him body and his mental state to the brink to achieve his goals.
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    1 h y 57 m
  • Dear Shannon Sharpe, Age Ain't Just A Number

    Dear Shannon Sharpe, Age Ain't Just A Number
    Apr 29 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "Magazine Dreams," starring Jonathan Majors. The film follows an amateur bodybuilder who battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition. The random topic this week is all about the fallout of sexual assault allegations that have been dropped on Shannon Sharpe from a former fling who was approximately 19 years old Onlyfans "model" at the time while Sharpe was 53.
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    31 m
  • Black and Blue (REVIEW): Balancing Being Black and Being a Cop | Ep280

    Black and Blue (REVIEW): Balancing Being Black and Being a Cop | Ep280
    Apr 18 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the film "Black and Blue." The film follows a rookie cop in New Orleans as she tries to navigate being a Black woman and being a cop. Her life becomes at risk with this balance is truly challenged as she witnesses a group of corrupt police officers commit a heinous crime unjustifiably. The film stars Naomi Harris, Tyrese Gibson, and Frank Grillo.
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    1 h y 48 m
  • Black People and Protesting Trump Disastrous MAGA Agenda

    Black People and Protesting Trump Disastrous MAGA Agenda
    Apr 11 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, the 2019 film, "Black and Blue" starring Naomi Harris, Tyrese Gibson, and Frank Grillo. The movie follows a rookie New Orleans police officer who is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder. The random topic this week is why Black people have largely sat out the major national protests that are happening in response to Donald Trump's disastrous first few months in office trying to implement his MAGA agenda. From financial upheaval to draconian immigration policies, the last few months have been nothing shy of awful. So why are Black people staying home? We give our thoughts.
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    52 m
  • Tyler Perry's Duplicity (REVIEW): Trivializing Police Violence | Ep279

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (REVIEW): Trivializing Police Violence | Ep279
    Apr 2 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss "Tyler Perry's Duplicity." The film follows a high-powered attorney Marley who faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the shooting of her best friend Fela's husband. The crew discuss the implications of how and why this story is being handled by Tyler Perry, potential ramifications of the film of the larger narrative of police violence against Black people, and more.
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    2 h y 3 m
  • A Shocking Level of Ignorance On Blackness

    A Shocking Level of Ignorance On Blackness
    Mar 27 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is announced, "Tyler Perry's Duplicity." The film follows a high-powered attorney named Marley who faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the shooting of her best friend Fela's husband. The random topic this week is about some rather odd takes on Blackness from Malik Yoba's while sarcastic commentary on how Black people should refer to themselves in the wake of rising hatred toward us to Robert Griffin III's very serious statements on Black prominent figures' political importance that are seemingly so devoid of context and understanding of history that it would be impressive if it were not so utterly stupid.
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    43 m
  • Nickel Boys (REVIEW): Unique Perspective of our Dark History | Ep278

    Nickel Boys (REVIEW): Unique Perspective of our Dark History | Ep278
    Mar 20 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the film Nickel Boys. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, "Nickel Boys" chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
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    1 h y 36 m
  • MAGA Republicans Are Cowards Who Lack Empathy

    MAGA Republicans Are Cowards Who Lack Empathy
    Feb 28 2025
    This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, Nickel Boys. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, "Nickel Boys" chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. The random topic this week is all about how MAGA republicans are exposing themselves just 5 weeks as the political cowards and soulless ghouls we always knew they were.
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    38 m
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