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Purple Rain
Episode 41
Prince left behind a catalogue of hits and an iconic, and truly weird film called Purple Rain (1984). We dedicate this episode to the massive chasm between what most people can get away with, and wha…
Published on 9 years, 7 months ago
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Episode 40
Vin Diesel is one of the most successful leading black actors in Hollywood, so why is he rarely in the conversation? We review his first true leading role with the 2002 film xXx. We go deep into the …
Published on 9 years, 7 months ago
Action Jackson ft. Colton Dunn
Episode 39
Guest Colton Dunn (NBC's Superstore, Writer on Key & Peele) stops by to talk Action Jackson, the first and only leading role in a major motion picture for Carl Weathers (aka Apollo). We playfully pok…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Sister Act II ft. Naomi Ekperigin
Episode 37
Special guest Naomi Ekperigin (writer on Broad City) is with us to review Whoopi Goldberg's Sister Act II, a film beloved by millennials and hated by critics. We discuss the importance of Whoopi Gold…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Antwone Fisher ft. Victor Williams
Episode 36
Special Guest Victor Williams (King of Queens, The Affair) stops by to talk about the much overlooked drama Antwone Fisher starring Derek Luke, in his cinematic debut, and Denzel Washington in his di…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Catwoman
Episode 35
Halle Berry, the first (and only) black woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars, stars in the CATastrophic big budget blockbuster Catwoman! We discuss what went wrong, whether this tainted Halle's ca…
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
Men In Black - Live @ SXSW
Episode 34
Live at the North Door in Austin, Texas, we review the 1997 sci fi adventure comedy Men In Black starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. This movie brings an alien species into the race conversation…
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
The Rundown
Episode 33
Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? This week Jonathan, James and Jerah take on The Rundown starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in his second ever leading film. We speculate on why The Rock has ha…
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
Ride Along
Episode 32
Kevin Hart is the most sought after black comedic actor working today and Ride Along is his highest grossing film. We discuss Kevin Hart's career, Hollywood's use of police brutality, the merits of R…
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
The 2016 Oscars ft. Phoebe Robinson
Episode 31
We enlisted the help of the wonderful comedian Phoebe Robinson (@Midnight, Late Night w/ Seth Meyers) to help us make the definitive (and hopefully last) stance on #OscarsSoWhite, why representation …
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago