black movies
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Will Packer's What Men Want Is More Than a Mel Gibson Reboot With a Black Woman
What Women Want was a rom-com that came out in 2000 and starred Mel Gibson as this deplorable single playboy who was given the gift of hearing women’s thoughts. Fast forward 18 years later and there’s a reboot of the classic, What Men Want, starring Taraji P. Henson and now, she’s got the gift of…
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10 Reasons Why Coming to America Is the Best Black Movie of All Time
I’m a black-movie connoisseur and African-American-movie advocate. If a black movie exists, I’m checking it out and I don’t care what country it comes from. My Netflix queue tells me that movies like You Got Served and True to the Game are popular on Netflix. We all know that’s a lie. My Amazon Prime queue?…
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Jay-Z Knocks Harvey Weinstein’s Hustle, Sues Weinstein Co. for Big Pimpin’
I know what you’re thinking, but one of Jay-Z’s 99 problems is not that he was touched inappropriately by Harvey Weinstein. The Weinstein Co., founded by the rotund creep accused of sexual misconduct, is well-known in Hollywood for being less than forthright in its royalty accounting. According to documents obtained by the Blast, Jay-Z is…
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True to the Game Is What I’d Expect to Happen if Tyler Perry Directed an Episode of Power
I’m a Netflix black-movie connoisseur. I’ve not been shy about the fact that if a movie exists and has lots of black people in it, there’s a better-than-99 percent chance that I’ll watch it, no matter what. They don’t even have to speak English. I may not make it all the way through—some movies are…
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Black Panther Breaks $1 Billion Mark and A Wrinkle in Time Claims No. 2 Spot in Historic Weekend for Black Films
Black Panther zoomed past the billion-dollar mark at box offices worldwide this weekend while earning the No. 1 box-office spot for the fourth week in a row as Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time finished in second place, marking the first time that films by black directors have held the top two spots at the…
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Let’s Do It Again: Send Our Girls to See A Wrinkle in Time!
Black America, we turned out in record-breaking numbers last weekend to see and support the most anticipated film of the year, Black Panther. It was a triumph as epic as the film itself. But Panther isn’t the only black-helmed film being released by Disney this winter; we are now only two weeks away from the…
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Killmonger Was Wrong, and Y’all Know It
Editor’s note: This story contains spoilers for the film Black Panther. I am not here to defend the Black Panther movie. Now, I happen to like it. It was well-acted and moving and is probably the second-best Marvel movie after Captain America: Winter Soldier, but that’s just me. All black people don’t have to like…
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With Black Panther We Have a Black Movie and a Black Movie Soundtrack. It’s Like 1994 All Over Again
The soundtrack for Black Panther, the Top Dawg Entertainment-helmed Black Panther: The Album, dropped today. While Black Panther is a Marvel Cinematic Universe product, it’s still a black movie. From Ryan Coogler to Wakanda to kente cloth in videos to the two capital letters and the apostrophe in the lead character T’Challa’s name, there’s no…
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6 Ways to Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday Without Watching the Super Bowl
Like apple pie and violence, the Super Bowl and Super Bowl watch parties are an American tradition. This year, though, many of us have given the proverbial middle finger to the league (and need prayer), which means that this Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday, is going to be interesting. While I’ve not had or gone to…
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#BlackPantherChallenge Has Taken the Internet by Storm and Celebrities Are Chipping In
You’re gonna see Black Panther, you’re gonna see Black Panther, everyone gets to see Black Panther! Earlier this month I wrote about an awesome GoFundMe that was set up to raise money to help Harlem kids see Black Panther (aka the world’s most amazing movie; I will never hype this up enough). From there, the GoFundMe…