Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew is back to discuss the 2013 historical drama, The Butler. Starring Forrest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, a man who rises to the position of butler at the White House from the time of the Eisenhower administration through the Reagan administration. All the while the life of Cecil is juxtaposed against his son, played by David Oyelowo, who is brought up during the Civil Rights movement.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is announced, The Butler. Directed by Lee Daniels, the 2013 semi-biographical film follows Cecil Gains as a butler in the White House from the Eisenhower administration until the Reagan administration, with the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement. Our random topic of the week is on code switching, when we do it, how we do it, and is it needed.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew is back to discuss the 2015 thriller, The Perfect Guy. Starring Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, and Morris Chestnut in a story of Leah Vaughn, a woman at a crossroads in her life when she meets a charming guy who seems perfect but has a few dark secrets that come to light.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is announced, The Perfect Guy. The 2015 thriller about an obsessed guy who stalks his ex-girlfriend. We also discuss the random topic of the week which is Larry Wilmore's use of the word "nigga" during the White House Correspondent's Dinner.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys sit down to discuss the 2009 blaxploitation parody action comedy, Black Dynamite. The plot centers on former CIA agent Black Dynamite, who must avenge his brother's death and clean up the streets.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 2009 American drama film directed by Tina Mabry. The drama features Tessa Thompson, DB Woodside, Malcolm Goodwin, Malcolm David Kelley and Michael Hyatt. The film was written and directed by Tina Mabry, based on her life growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi. The film deals with kids trying break the cycle of violence, abuse, and poverty.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is announced, Mississippi Damned. The 2009 story of 3 Black kids growing up in rural Mississippi and working to escape their family's cycle of violence, addiction, and abuse. We also discuss the random topic of the week which is former football player Ray Lewis' commentary on the Black Lives Matter movement.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1998 comedy/life lessons/rape warning(?) film, The Player’s Club. A movie that tries desperately to ride the line of comedy and drama all about a young woman who puts herself through college via the stripper pole. This movie is bonkers…enjoy!

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is announced, The Player's Club. The 1998 comedy/drama about one woman's desire to get through college is paid for by working as an exotic dancer in a seedy strip club. Antics ensue when her cousin comes to live with her and work alongside her at the club. The movie starring Lisa Raye, Jamie Foxx, and Bernie Mac. The random topic this week is all about the Black community accepting others into their inner circle (The Black Card) and whether that does damage to us or not.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1991 musical drama, The Five Heartbeats, starring Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, and Harold Nicholas. Telling the story of a local singing group that makes it big and the trials and tribulations that they endure over the course of three decades.