Token: Blacks In Cinema Unknown

Sleek galleries, modern houses, and…the projects. Blaming the marginalized for their own gentrification is a tale as old as time. Fortunately, in Candyman, there are things just as old that come around to course correct. This one is interesting because the antagonist is a villain to most but an antihero to some.
See, when your blackness isn't enough for those that consume your art, you may end up digging deeper into your history and coming up with some sh*t they ain't gonna like…at ALL. 
on the surface, there's candy and honey and bees and such, but underneath, ya boy is a reminder of how black men have been killed repeatedly by the system of white supremacy. We figured the realest version of this movie def wouldn’t get any distribution, but we'll settle for the amazing one they created here.  But we still ain't saying his name 5 times!

We're baaack! Been a hot minute (not too hot) but we're looking at the New Yorker-inspired, star-packed anthology that is The French Dispatch.
When your film diet lately has been comprised of gorging on the "McDonalds" movies, you may forget what nutrient-rich films provide and blame yourself when the next meal don’t taste right. And then eating just feels like a chore. 
At least we got a Baldwin inspired figure who waxes poetic on the loneliness of being an outsider. There is NUANCE even if it is full of ironies. When the diversity presented is also the most poignant and touching piece of the entire movie, it makes for that much more of a bitter meal. But yo, when is the Atlanta cast gunna be in a Wes Anderson film? Somebody better read the paper, boy.

There's Christian skater punks, AILFs (astronomer I'd like to...), and crazy-eyed phd candidates, and then there's...us. We got ol Rob Morgan here to give us Don Cheadle vibes.  And Cudi is here to represent for all the f*ckboi DJs. There a few black characters but they just don’t go into depth. They are here to pass the ball but not take any shots! Look, when there is an N.E.O. coming with a direct hit in 6 mos we just wanna be in the room with some agency. Don't nobody wanna die paying for break room snacks. At least Oglethorp is given permission to be the blackest scientist since Sam J in Jurassic Park. 

Trigger warning! Social outcasts be wary. There's only room for one of us in this movie. She may be a MA but she got auntie in vegas vibez. And you don’t piss off Auntie in vegas. You'll be lucky if you ONLY have your face painted white. What happens when the high school outcast gets a chance to be one of the cool kids, albeit 30 years later? She might be serving snacks but she also likes her men young. And she might kill yo kids. You better get on the first ship out of here, but you know us and ships! It's basically a PSA for therapy. Also, who brought Earth Wind & Fire into this?

A magical negro that’s more than just magic? Is that possible?  Lawrence Fishburne is a legend, and his role in the Matrix will forever be iconic. He has his own mission. Morpheus is the name given to the god of dreams, and in the Matrix and he is making sure everyone is woke so they can fight the power that is their ultimate system of oppression. He’s their world’s Deray Mckesson! He has a very active role throughout the entire film. He’s a badass that knows his destiny is to save the world by finding this ultimate weapon, and anyone getting in the way will have to face him down. An undeniable presence. But nobody can be told who Morpheus is, you have to see him for yourself.

Ice Cube is about that action boss! He’s got his boot knife; he has a game plan. He isn’t letting a damn snake take him out like that, and you love to see it. A fish out of water against a snake in the water. Anaconda is a classic amongst the modern B movie horror films. While other actors played very specific characters, this one was like they took Boyz in the Hood Cube and dropped him in the middle of the rainforest. You getting ALL the black. Cube has some great quotables in here, you just might have to listen a little closer. He sounds just like himself in every movie, and we’re here for it. It’s just Ice Cube energy all around. You may leave the film asking the same question as cube’s character “Its snakes dis big??