Black on Black Cinema - Black Movie Reviews

This week the next movie is introduced, The Wood. The 1999 romantic comedy starring Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, and Richard T. Jones as they grow up in Inglewood, CA during the 1980s.

This week the guys go in depth with Spike Lee's 1992 biopic, Malcolm X. Covering the life of the controversial civil rights hero and major leader within the Nation of Islam during the 1960s.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film, "Malcolm X" is introduced. Based on the autobiography of Malcolm X the biopic documents the life and times of the controversial civil rights leader.

This week the guys discuss the life of a teenager who goes off to the Vietnam War and his struggle as a black man upon returning to the Bronx in the American Crime Drama, Dead Presidents.

This week the movie introduced is Dead Presidents. The film chronicles the life of a black man coming back from Vietnam and trying to support his family.

This week the Black on Black Cinema crew take on the classic black comedy Coming to America. Starring Eddie Murphy at the height of his comedic/acting career the movie takes on stereotypes from Africa to Queens, New York. Dealing with the hilarious immigrant experience in America, Coming to America, hits all the high notes of an 1980s comedy instant classic.

In this week's preview show the movie Coming to America is introduced. The infamous 1988 comedy stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and James Earl Jones.

This week the guys go in depth about the newly released biopic on Jackie Robinson, entitled "42." The movie takes a look at Robinson attempt to break the color barrier in major league baseball during the late 1940s. The film stars Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford.

This preview episode is to introduce the next film, 42. A biographical telling of Jackie Robinson's famous racial integration of major league baseball, and his successful crossover appeal and career. Starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford.

This week the next film is introduced, Medicine for Melancholy. An indie black film dealing with the struggle of a black man and black woman meeting in a highly segregated (racial and financial) city of San Francisco.