A couple weeks, one of my aces out here threw out this analogy, which I’m sure he stole from someone else, and now (since I know alot of you are not in Hollywood) I’m stealing this analogy to start this review. If 12 Years a Slave gave you the ‘origins’ of the black experience in America, and Fruitvale […]
One of the side effects of being in the house so much lately is catching up on movies on TV/DVD. One of the films I caught maybe should have been on my 25 Most Important Black Film list from a couple years ago. Maybe. Regardless, I’m not changing the past, but will give this a […]
Boyz N The Hood was the debut film by writer/director John Singleton. The semi-autobiographical tale revolves around three young black men, Tre, Ricky, and Doughboy, and their daily lives growing up in South Central Los Angeles. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: While the phrase ‘black film’ can take on many different meanings […]
Debatably the most popular black film of all time, Coming to America is the story of Prince Akeem, who, in lieu of his arranged marriage as the Prince of Zumunda, elects to go to Queens in search of true love. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: While we live in a ‘post-racial’ America […]
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