Black on Black Cinema - Black Film Reviews TNP Studios

This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, the 2005 film, "Hustle & Flow" starring Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, and Ludacris. The story follows a pimp in a midlife crisis who works to launch a successful rap career. The random topic this week is surrounding Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, who is facing criticism for saying that Black and female musicians were not "articulate" enough to be included in his new book, which features seven interviews with white, male rock 'n' roll icons.

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This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 1998 Spike Lee film, "He Got Game" starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film explores the intricate dynamics of the Shuttlesworth family, centered around the promising high-school basketball player, Jesus Shuttlesworth. Jesus is at a crossroads, pursued by the nation's top college basketball programs while navigating the return of his father, Jake, a convicted felon released temporarily to persuade him to join the governor's alma mater - "Big State."

As the father and son grapple with a troubled past marked by loss, anger, and resentment, we witness flashbacks revealing the intense basketball training Jesus underwent under Jake and the tragic night that changed their lives forever. Parallel to the Shuttlesworth's story runs a heartfelt subplot of Dakota Barns, a woman trapped in a cycle of abuse, finding solace and aid in Jake, fostering a connection that speaks to the themes of redemption and hope.

Despite the turmoil and the gravity of Jake's mission, the estranged family finds themselves wrestling with moral dilemmas and the harsh realities of their individual situations. As the deadline nears, a high-stakes basketball game between father and son becomes the crucible where futures are decided. In a world rife with corruption, temptation, and betrayal, will the bonds of family prevail?

Join us on this emotional journey as we delve deep into a story of lost and regained connections, sacrifices, and the harsh truths about redemption and forgiveness in "He Got Game."


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This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, "He Got Game." The Spike Lee directed film stars Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film follows a basketball player's father who must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence. The random topic of the week is all about a few very public Black supporters of Donald Trump (Enrique Tarrio and Harrison Floyd) who have found themselves at the short end of the stick when it comes to law enforcement yet their white counterparts have largely not. The group gets into the fundamental difference in worldviews of Black conservatism vs what has help Black people to even survive in the United States since they stepped foot on its soil.

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This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss the 2022 sequel, The Stepmother 2. The film once again follows Elizabeth (Erica Mena), a woman with dissociative identity disorder, cheats death and has now a new mission, to find a new family and live happily ever after, beyond her troubled past.

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This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film, "The Stepmother 2." We return back to the series starring Erica Mena as Elizabeth, a woman with dissociative identity disorder, who cheats death and has now a new mission, to find a new family and live happily ever after, beyond her troubled past. The random topic this week is all about the newly demonetized "Fresh and Fit" manosphere podcast. The controversial misogynistic podcast suffered a major financial blow this week on Youtube. We examine the reason why, their rise and other shows like it, their impact on young men, and why everyone needs to do better in that space.

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This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to dive into the harrowing true story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago, whose tragic encounter at a Mississippi grocery store in 1955 set off a series of events that would expose the deep-rooted racism in the American South. From Emmett's fateful meeting with Carolyn Bryant, to the brutal aftermath and the subsequent trial that gripped the nation, follow the journey of Mamie Till, a mother's relentless pursuit for justice for her son and her profound impact on the Civil Rights movement.

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