Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1991 urban crime classic, Boyz N the Hood. Taking place during the Reagan era, the film follows friends from kids to young adults in one of the United States roughest areas. With crime, violence, and drugs playing a central role in the tumultuous lives of the subjects and their life paths.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is introduced. Boyz N the Hood is a 1991 film dealing with living in South Central L.A. A movie that was the spark of a genre and showed American audiences just what "ghetto" life was just after the Reagan era. Fighting to survive, and thrive in this environment is a whole host of characters from those who rage against the system they are in and others who wholeheartedly embrace it. 15 minute random topic this week is on "Cultural Appropriation"

This week's episode of Black on Black Cinema the crew discuss the 1991 film, 'Jungle Fever' directed by Spike Lee. In the film, the complex issues of interracial relationships is the center focus along with issues of the drug epidemic during the early 1990s. The film stars Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra.

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is introduced. Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romance drama film written, produced, and directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. It was Lee's fifth feature-length film. The film mainly explores interracial relationships against the urban backdrop of the streets of 1990s New York City. 15 minute random topic this week is on "What is White Privilege?"

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys discuss the 2002 romantic comedy, Brown Sugar, starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan. The story of two childhood best friends who share a love of hip hop go down two different paths as they enter their mid thirties.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is introduced, Brown Sugar. The 2002 romantic comedy starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan. After that the guys turn the 15 minute timer on to discuss the nature of profiling of Black people, and people in general. Stay tuned and share out each preview and full episode of Black on Black Cinema!

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys discuss the 1995 film, ‘Waiting to Exhale’ starring Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon. The film follows 4 Black women as they try and pursue their disastrous romantic relationships.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is introduced, and its a doozy! After that the guys turn the 15 minutes (plus a little extra) clock on to discuss religion and specifically the Black church. Stay tuned and share out each preview and full episode of Black on Black Cinema!

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 the preview episode of Black on Black Cinema, the crew introduces the next film, Belly. This is the 1998 urban gangster hood classic directed by Hype Williams and starring DMX and Nas as two friends who are on divergent paths. Random Topic of Discussion: We turn on the 15 minute timer and discuss our views on notion of Black celebrity stockholm syndrome.