Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys discuss the 1998 film, Belly. Directed by Hype Williams and starring DMX and Nas. The story follows two friends who are both on divergent paths while finding their way through the drug and crime world in New York City. Nas also narrates and collaborated with Hype Williams on the film's script along with DMX (who, uncredited, also narrates the beginning and the end parts of the film)

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is announced, The Five Heartbeats. The 1991 musical drama film starring Robert Townsend, Harry Lennix, Leon, and others. The film details the pseudo biography of a lot of famous R&B groups all mashed together to tell the story of a local singing group who makes it big. The topic this week is on Leslie Jones in Ghostbusters and the Nina Simone biopic starring Zoe Saldana (?)

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 2007 biographical film, 'Talk to Me,' about the life of famed DC radio personality Petey Greene and his manager Dewey Hughes. Told against the backdrop of the 1960s, Greene rises from a jailhouse DJ to an icon in the nation's capitol.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is announced, Talk to Me. The 2007 film about Petey Green, an infamous DJ in Washington DC who had to rise to the occasion. Our random topic of the week is on the difficulty of being a Black celebrity. Discussing the latest fallout over Beyonce's and Kendrick Lamar's performances

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1972 biographical dram, Lady Sings the Blues, about the life of famed jazz singer Billie Holiday. The film stars Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, and Richard Pryor. Taking us through her meteoric rise to her harrowing battle with drugs, before her death in 1959.

THROWBACK EPISODE: This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys discuss the 1985 Kung-Fu comedy classic, The Last Dragon starring Taimak, Julius Carry III, and Vanity. The film is a one of a kind off the wall kung-fu flick that takes place in Harlem, NY.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is announced, Lady Sings the Blues. The story of Billie Holiday starring Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams. Our random topic of the week deals with the sudden resurgence of the topic of reparation for African American who were ancestors of slaves.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 2005, drama/comedy that started the ball rolling into the shenanigans that is the Madea movie franchise. Reluctantly, the guys discuss the movie ‘A Diary of a Mad Black Woman’ starring Kimberly Elise, Tyler Perry, Steve Harris, and Shemar Moore. The movie is about a pathetic ass woman who goes on a journey of faux self discovery nonsense only to end up back at square one and be just as pathetic…BE OFFENDED.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is announced without any introduction, because frankly what do we really need to say about it…not much. Our random topic of the week deals with the controversy over this year and last year's Oscar nominations and a discussion on supporting Black films.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 2015 Spike Lee directed film, Chi-raq. Starring Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, and Angela Bassett as people caught up in the middle of gang violence in the South side of Chicago. Told in a satirical manner in the vein of the ancient greek Lysistrata story, Spike Lee attempts to give viewers a first row view to the ongoing violence and aftermaths in this American city.