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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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Dec 16, 2021 • 2h 12min
Passing - Episode 212
This week on Black on Black, the crew returns with special guest, Liz from the "Truth, Lies, Shenanigans" Podcast. The host discuss at length the new film, "Passing." The film tells the story of a black woman in 1920s New York City, who finds her world up-ended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Dec 2, 2021 • 39min
Accountability Is Not Justice - Preview to Episode 212
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "Passing" about a Black woman pretending to be white. The random topic this week is about the guilty verdicts laid down on the killers of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. We discuss the slow walk to arresting the killers, the trial, the verdicts, what to expect from sentencing, how voting comes into play here, and why we need to stop conflating accountability with justice.

Nov 23, 2021 • 2h 7min
King Richard - Episode 211
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2021 film, "King Richard." The film stars Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father of tennis super stars Venus and Serena Williams. The movie follows his unrelenting push to give his young daughters a chance to show the world how great they are at the game of tennis. From humble beginnings to playing against the best players in the world, Venus and Serena's journey was paved by a father who refused to take no for an answer.

Nov 19, 2021 • 41min
Black Thanksgiving Shenanigans - Preview to Episode 211
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to introduce the next film, "King Richard." The film follows Richard Williams, armed with his 78 page plan, who is determined to write his two daughters, Venus and Serena, into history. Training on tennis courts in Compton, Calif., Richard shapes the girls' unyielding commitment and keen intuition. Together, the Williams family defies seemingly insurmountable odds and the prevailing expectations laid before them. The random topic this week is all about Black Thanksgiving. Traditions, things we like/don't like, and of course shenanigans.

Nov 10, 2021 • 1h 32min
The Harder They Fall - Episode 210
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2021 revisionist western, "The Harder They Fall," starring Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Regina King, Zazie Beats, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stansfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, and Deon Cole. The film follows an outlaw who discovers his enemy is being released from prison, so he reunites his gang to seek revenge.

Nov 4, 2021 • 49min
Why Are You So Scared? - Preview to Episode 210
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "The Harder They Fall," which follows the outlaw Nat Love who discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck is being released from prison so he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. The random topic this week is all about the latest elections around the country. We speak directly to the voting habits of white people and white women specifically in the Virginia governor's race.

Oct 26, 2021 • 1h 38min
The People Under The Stairs - Episode 209
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 1991 film, "The People Under The Stairs," which is written and directed by Wes Craven. The film follows a young kid nicknamed "Fool," who gets pulled into working with two house burglars to rob the house of the landlords who own most of the crumbling homes in their neighborhood. Once inside the house, Fool discovers the landlords' bizarre secrets. The horror-comedy works to use its story as a way to deal with gentrification, race, capitalism, etc. Does it succeed in doing so?

Oct 22, 2021 • 37min
R. Kelly is Finally Done - Preview to Episode 209
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to introduce the next film, "The People Under the Stairs," The movie follows Fool (Brandon Adams) breaking into the home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he then discovers a disturbing scenario where incestuous adult siblings have mutilated a number of boys and kept them imprisoned under stairs in their large, creepy house. The random topic this week is all about the rise and fall of R. Kelly as his sentencing date approaches in August of 2022.

Oct 13, 2021 • 1h 32min
His House - Episode 208
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2020 horror film, "His House." The film follows a refugee couple who make a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. The movie stars Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, and Matt Smith.

Oct 8, 2021 • 53min
Is Dave Chappelle Still Punching Down? - Preview to Episode 208
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "His House" starring Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith. The film follows a refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. The random topic of the week is all about Dave Chappelle's new stand-up special, The Closer. The hosts discuss their thoughts on Chappelle's commentary about the LGBTQ community and trans women specifically.