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Sep 18, 2024 • 1h 25min

Nothing New Under the Sun (The Haitian Lie) - Preview to Episode 269

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to preview the next film, "Rebel Ridge" (on Netflix) starring Aaron Pierre. The film follows an ex-Marine who grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief. The random topic this week is all about the controversial tweet by vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, claiming Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating pets. The hosts strongly criticize this narrative, calling it false and rooted in racist, xenophobic stereotypes. They compare Vance's statements to historical prejudices against different ethnic groups, such as Haitians, Asians, and Jews. The hosts condemn the perpetuation of these baseless claims, arguing that such rhetoric puts lives in danger and stokes fear without evidence.
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Sep 13, 2024 • 1h 45min

The Deliverance (REVIEW): A Holy Quest for Redemption | Ep268

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss Lee Daniels latest film, The Deliverance. The film follows a family as they begin to deal with supernatural occurrences as they simultaneously fight to stay together and find their footing in more ways than one.
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Sep 4, 2024 • 35min

Black Physical Health (Trying Even With Obstacles) - Preview to Episode 268

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "The Deliverance" directed by Lee Daniels. The film follows an Indiana family who discovers strange, demonic occurrences that convince them and their community that the house is a portal to hell. The random topic this week is all about Black health. The crew discuss and article about why kidneys donated by Black Americans are often thrown away and the larger implications as to why. Food desparities, hereditary issues, historical trauma, and much more plant massive obstacles in the way of Black Americans long term health. Can we overcome this, and why the answer to that is important for us and the next generation that we are raising.
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Aug 31, 2024 • 1h 21min

Episode 267: "The Kitchen" (REVIEW) - Black on Black Cinema

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2023 film, "The Kitchen." The film takes place in a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home. The concepts of community and responsibility is reinforced throughout.
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Aug 24, 2024 • 1h 17min

The Arrogance of Conditional Allyship - Preview to Episode 267

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the whole crew returns to announce the next film, "The Kitchen" (available to stream on Netflix). The film takes place in dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home. The random topic this week is all about the issue of conditional allyship that Black people are seeing when they are being asked to sacrifice their livelihood by abstain from voting in support of the people of Palestine who are experiencing the horrors of genocide.
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Aug 1, 2024 • 1h 55min

Episode 266: "The Inspection" (REVIEW) - Black on Black Cinema

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2022 film, The Inspection. The film follows a young gay black man, Ellis French, who defiantly endures brutal training at a Marine Corps boot camp, seeking approval from his homophobic mother. It stars Jeremy Pope, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Aaron Dominguez, Nicholas Logan, Eman Esfandi, Andrew Kai, Aubrey Joseph, Bokeem Woodbine, and Gabrielle Union.
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Jul 27, 2024 • 1h 22min

The Rise of Kamala Harris - Preview to Episode 266

This week the FULL crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "The Inspection." The film follows a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. The random topic of the week is all about the massive news that the current Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, is now taking the reins as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party to take on Donald Trump in November.
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Jul 17, 2024 • 2h 32min

Episode 265: "Divorce in the Black" (REVIEW) - Black on Black Cinema

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to review the latest Tyler Perry film, "Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black." The film stars Megan Good and Cory Hardrict. The movie follows a woman named Ava who's husband Dallas leaves her heartbroken as he abandons their marriage.
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Jul 13, 2024 • 1h 21min

Project 2025 Isn't Something to Ignore - Preview to Episode 265

This week on Black on Black Cinema, we announce the next film to be reviewed "Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black" starring Megan Good and Cory Hardrict. The film follows Ava, a young bank professional, who is devastated when her husband abandons their marriage. She's determined to fight until fate intervenes, revealing the wicked deeds that once upon a time sabotaged Ava's destiny to connect with her soulmate. The random topic of the week is about the rightfully growing concern about Project 2025 and its implications for America. The crews discusses some of the details of the plan that would be implemented if Donald Trump became president in 2024.
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Jul 6, 2024 • 1h 32min

Episode 264: "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" (REVIEW) - Black on Black Cinema

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2024 film, "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F." The fourth film in the Beverly Hills Cop action comedy franchise starring Eddie Murphy finds the hero, Axel Foley, headed back to Beverly Hills, CA to investigate a budding conspiracy after his estranged daughter is threatened.

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