Continue reading“Kanye apologists and even Kanye himself will say this is about her keeping his children away from him and things of that nature, but if this were really about his children, he wouldn’t be going to such great lengths to humiliate their mother.”
What Kanye is doing is not OK, and he needs to be held accountable
Month: February 2022
Harlem Nights is one of the greatest Black comedies of all time
LinkContinue reading“I remember the anticipation when Harlem Nights was coming out. We knew Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor were putting together a movie for us by us. We knew it was going to be exceptionally funny. We had no idea what we were in store for.”
28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Harlem Nights’ is an all-star Black comedy classic
Waiting to Exhale is still a good watch all these years later
LinkContinue readingBy the end of the film, these women are tired of the same old same old and ready to open themselves up to the possibilities, even if that means being single for a time until they find the right one.
28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Waiting to Exhale’ is the romantic drama in which sisters choose themselves
I’d be willing to bet everyone loves Set It Off
LinkContinue reading“Cleo leads the police on a high-speed chase that ends with her being cornered by them. She lights a cigarette, takes a few pulls, and then gets out of her car and starts shooting at them. This is where my favorite phrase “Going out like Cleo” comes from because the police light her up, but she went out like a GANGSTER, OK?!”
28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Set It Off’ depicts a perfect example of what we mean by ‘ride or die’ friendships
If you have never watched Sprung, it’s time you did
LinkContinue reading“Before we go any further, can we please talk about how underused Paula Jai Parker has been in the film industry? She is hilarious and generally eats up every scene she is in. She has a way of emoting and expressing things with her voice that makes her hysterical to watch. Her attitude, the way she rolls her eyes, rolls her neck and generally gives you that good hood sister attitude is something we got a peek of when she played Joi in Friday. In Sprung, she steals the show in my opinion.”
28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Sprung’ is a hidden gem among ’90s Black rom-coms
We still miss Whitney, 10 years later
LinkContinue reading“Her death impacted us just as deeply as that of Michael Jackson before her. It sent a shockwave through our entire community. And when the details finally surfaced about what may have happened, we were saddened and mourned even more for a life lost too soon.”
Ten years later, losing Whitney still hurts
Friday is definitely a hood classic
LinkContinue reading“For instance, I can’t tell you how many times I had already watched the movie before it was pointed out to me that when Joi calls Craig to confront him about his alleged trip to the movies, there is a dude in blue khakis lying in bed beside her.”
28 Days of Black Movies: 5 reasons why ‘Friday’ is an iconic Black film
When is the last time you watched The Wash?
LinkContinue reading“Dre and Snoop play Sean and Dee-Loc respectively, two friends and roommates who have just been served a three-day notice for eviction by their landlord. As if that isn’t stressful enough, Sean has also been laid off from his job at Foot Locker, and even if he wanted to go out and get a new job, how could he when there is a boot on his car? My man Sean was down bad, yo.”
28 Days of Black Movies: ‘The Wash’ is hoodtastic entertainment at its finest
I think Tariq may be a better Ghost than his daddy
LinkContinue reading“Ghost benefits from everything Kemp, the showrunner for both shows, learned from making its predecessor. She has the benefit of the experience of a highly successful six-season show, and with that knowledge comes vast improvements in the storytelling and the action. Couple that with the feedback the show regularly receives on social media, and the powers that be have given us fans exactly what we want on a weekly basis—an even better show.”
‘Power Book II: Ghost’ may be a better show than the original, and Tariq is a better Ghost