Black on Black Cinema | Black Movie Reviews
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Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast delivering in-depth reviews of Black films — from Oscar winners to hood classics, indie gems to blockbuster hits. Hosted by four Black men from Baltimore, we bring honest opinions, genuine disagreements, and conversations that matter to the Black community. We review: Spike Lee films, Jordan Peele films, Tyler Perry films, Black horror movies, Black indie films, Black action movies, Black comedies, classic Black cinema, new Black movie releases, Black TV shows and limited series, and everything in between. Featured on RogerEbert.com. Over 570 episodes and 13 years of Black film coverage. Topics include: Black film reviews, Black movie recommendations, Black cinema history, representation in Hollywood, Black horror, Black sci-fi, Blaxploitation classics, Black rom-coms, and cultural commentary from a Black perspective. New episodes weekly. Subscribe for your next movie night pick. 🎧 Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and all major podcast platforms.Interested in sponsoring or advertising on this podcast? Contact us at ads@ossacollective.com. For programmatic ads, reach out to the Spreaker team below.
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Sep 16, 2015 • 1h 29min
Cooley High: Black on Black Cinema Ep67
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1975 comedy/coming of age story, Cooley High. Set in 1964 Chicago (north side), the film tells the story of a couple of friends in their last few weeks of high school. The boys get into regular kid hijinx and live their last moments of high school to the fullest. Everything from joy riding in a stolen car to the constant chancing of girls, these boys do it all.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Sep 9, 2015 • 33min
Religious Zealots & Preview to Episode 67
This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film is introduced. The 1975 coming of age story, Cooley High, starring Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, and Garrett Morris about some high schoolers and the interesting lives they lead and things they get into. The random topic of the week is all about Kim Davis, religious zealots, and the new crop of crazy white political figures in the media.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Sep 2, 2015 • 2h 6min
THROWBACK EPISODE - Ep53: Waiting to Exhale
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.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Aug 26, 2015 • 2h 30min
Straight Outta Compton: Black on Black Cinema Ep66
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 2015 biopic on the controversial west coast rap group, N.W.A. (aka Niggaz wit Attitude). From their meteoric rise in the late 80s to their tumultuous behind and in front of the camera lives. Love them or hate them, they made a massive impact on music and the views of urban culture worldwide.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Aug 19, 2015 • 34min
Black People and Guns & Preview to Episode 66
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is introduced. The 2015 rap biopic, Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray. The film is a biopic about the infamous rap group NWA and their meteoric rise to fame. The random topic of the week is all about guns in the U.S. and Black people associations with them both historically and currently.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Aug 12, 2015 • 1h 29min
Shaft (1971): Black on Black Cinema Ep65
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1971 urban crime story, Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree. When a drug lord's kid gets kidnapped, John Shaft is hired to find the girl and the people who are behind the deed. Shaft is probably the most iconic Black hero of the blaxploitation genre, and for good reason.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Aug 5, 2015 • 42min
President of Black People & Preview to Episode 65
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is introduced. The 1971 film, Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree as the Black private detective and all around badass. The random topic of the week is on the proposed statement by conservatives like Donald Trump that President Barack Obama hasn't done anything for Black people.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Jul 29, 2015 • 2h 17min
Rosewood: Black on Black Cinema Ep64
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1997 biographical retelling of the massacre of a Black town in rural Florida in 1923. 'Rosewood' starring Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Esther Rolle, and Jon Voight was directed by John Singleton and gives a fairly accurate depiction of the events of a massacre of innocent Black people at the hands of a racist mob.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Jul 22, 2015 • 18min
Southern Rites & Preview to Episode 64
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the next film is introduced. The 1997 retelling of the 1927 Florida massacre, 'Rosewood.' The film stars Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and Jon Voight. The random topic of the week is on the documentary entitled 'Southern Rites' and its implications.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
Jul 15, 2015 • 1h 20min
Foxy Brown: Black on Black Cinema Ep63
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew discuss the 1974 blaxploitation film 'Foxy Brown' starring Pam Grier. On a bout of revenge for the killing of her boyfriend, Foxy must take on a crime family, her own flesh and blood, and be a badass woman all the same. Truly a landmark film for female action leads and a major contributor to the film genre.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).
