Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews

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.

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.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to review "One of Them Days." In the film, Keke Palmer and SZA star as best friends Dreux and Alyssa, whose day spirals into chaos after their rent money vanishes, thanks to Alyssa's unreliable hobo sexual boyfriend. Directed by Lawrence Lamont and produced by Issa Rae, this buddy comedy showcases the duo's frantic and humorous attempts to secure $1,500 before eviction looms. Does the movie live up to its excellent trailer? Join us to find out.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew is back to announce the next film to be reviewed, "One of Them Days." The movie follows best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) who discover Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact. The random topic of the week is our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's halftime show performance at Superbowl LIX (59). We breakdown our thoughts, the messaging in the show, the music choices he made, responses from people on both sides of the political and racial spectrum, and more.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2024 film, Unstoppable. The film centers around the real life story of wrestler Anthony Robles (played by Jharrel Jerome), who was born with one leg and won a national championship in 2011 while competing at Arizona State University. The film also stars Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, and Mykelti Williamson.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "Unstoppable." The 2024 film centers around the life of wrestler Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jemore), who was born with one leg and won a national championship in 2011 while competing at Arizona State University. The random topic this week is all about the Black musicians (Snoop, Rick Ross, Nelly, and Soulja Boy) who played at the Trump inauguration, and the obvious blowback they received from their fans.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the film, "The Six Triple Eight." The film is based on the 2019 magazine article "Fighting a Two-Front War", by Kevin M. Hymel, on the contributions of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-female battalion, in World War II starring Kerry Washington and Ebony Obsidian.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew is back to announce the next film, "The Six Triple Eight." The film takes place during World War II, where 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time. The random topic this week is all about what we wish for Black people in 2025. What do we need to leave behind, what do we need to do for ourselves in this new year, and more.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the debut film by artist Titus Kaphar, "Exhibiting Forgiveness." The semi-autobiographical film starring Andre Hollad, John Earl Jelks, and Andra Day follows an artist on the path to success that is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "Exhibiting Forgiveness." The film follows a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving. The random topic this week is about the assassination of a healthcare insurance CEO, Brian Thompson, and the response to his alleged assassin Luigi Mangione who has now been arrested by local police.