The Black Guys on White Movies Show

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This week we watch Double Indemnity. A film noir classic! It has everything; sharp banter, moody lighting, a femme fatale, a trouble male lead, and a staunch detective figure slowly unraveling the case! We dive into what makes this so memorable. With stellar performances from its leads, but that's for a 1944 film? Can modern audience still relate? Movies back then were more literary then movi...

Man of Steel brought out some deep seated truths! We talk about heroes and the nature of heroism. We question Zach Synder's interpretation while recognizing the things he's great at, iconography, visuals, great individual moments and a truly epic scale.  Man Of Steel tells the story of Kah-el becoming the hero we know as Superman.  Listen in as we break down the run time, the true nature...

The villain was right! The common refrain that's been popular for the last decade and a half or so.  It's true that movies have trended to more sympathetic villains but that doesn't mean their right! But often times their cause is just. A vague notion of something better for humanity! Is humanity so broken that we'll accept any solution? If it's not properly and loudly reb...

This week we talk Old School. A movie that perfectly encapsulates the changing attitudes in comedy and America at the turn of the millenium.  One of the birth of the frat-pack movies, this film shows us the gen-x midlife crisis and is really a fantasy film for that demographic.  It was hugely influential. We were both college studends at the time this movie came out and we saw it's influence...

Denzel Washginton's new movie Gladiator 2 is a mixed bag! We talk the history of historical epic movies and the responsibility to make accurate or not. In this case, not so much, but that's fine because it's entertainment, right?  We talk the power of an actor like Denzel Washington.  We look at what worked and didn't work and then we try to put the movie in a modern context. W...

we really just wanted to talk about Robert Zemeckis, but we begin talking about Forrest Gump a movie that barely holds water today for a few reasons. Though the story telling is still sweet and the tech is elite.  A look at Robert Zemeckis' career takes us on a journey through technology in movies that enhances our own world rather than create new ones. It's fascinating and his ability t...

We talk about 2006's Man of the Year, a political satire where a comedian KIND OF becomes president, at least for a little while.  The movie falls flat but brings up some interesting thoughts about the state of media in 2006 and how this movie's noticeable lack of any diversity echoes a change in the media landscape of that time with regards to Black representation. A period of time that...

An extension of my Black Guys on White Movies podcast, I am taking a look at what movies are playing in theaters right now! Using the Fandango app, I am viewing a local AMC theater. By using a major theater chain I can see what movies are going to be seen by the most people. Are there any Black movies in theaters? Any Mexican movies? Any Asian movies? Native movies? If not, then they must be white...

We tackle Freddy head on, but not in our dreams, on a podcast.  What's up with the trend of 80s horror being set in the suburbs? What darkness lies beneath perfectly trimmed lawns? We talk Wes Craven and how he parodied himself into another franchise with scream and got parodied by the Wayans brothers into yet another franchise. Is he the franchise king?  And we wonder how the suburbs is the...

Jazz! This week we fix the hit movie Whiplash directed by Damian Chazelle. This movie did well in its run and even won a bunch of awards but it still left us feeling....unsatisfied.  We go through the ups and downs of the movie and propose a few "fixes", all in good fun! Then we talk about the culture that praises abusive teachers and mentors and discuss on this movie is the anti-Karate...

Avatar!  James Cameron! $$$$$!! James Cameron is a great filmmaker, right? Why is he so often overlooked in conversations about great filmmakers? And franchise creators! We go pretty deep into James Cameron's legacy and how he created his own genre of films.  We also tackle the film, Avatar, itself with it's myriad of racial issues, some of which I'm sure came to your mind just upon...

We finish our discussion of the Karate Kid with a look at it's cultural relevance and impact.  A movie that spawned numerous other properties. Multiple movies, a 6 season tv show and a couple of video games.  Not to mention that it launced thousands of dojos across the country.  This movie was hugely influential and came at the right time. but where does it stand in the wider cultural? Why is...

Subscribe! When was the last time you watched the movie The Karate Kid? I know it's been awhile but the movie is different than you thought. It's better. We talk about this quinessential 80s and sports movie that actually has very little Karate but is packed full of solid life lessons. But how white is it? In this episode we talk through the story. Next week, in Part 2 we'll talk cu...

Star Wars: Did the New Trilogy Miss the Mark? In our latest episode, we dive into the galaxy far, far away for the very first time! Welcome to our own "Star Wars: Episode One." We explore the highs and lows of the new Star Wars trilogy and ask the burning questions: Did the new trilogy not include enough Skywalkers? Should it have mirrored the prequels a bit more and the original three a...

Gladiator is peak dad cinema, no one is aruging that, but it's also an audacious film. Who gets to tell what stories in history? We look at the classic film's depiction of race and ethnicity. We talk about America's self-proclaimed right to tell any history it wants to and what that's about.  Side note, Bernard is a Roman History major so he had a lot to say about the movie and...

Diving into The Matrix Resurrections & Exciting News of a New Matrix Movie In this episode of 'Unscripted Pivots,' we dive deep into *Matrix Resurrections*, sharing our thoughts and why we, as die-hard Matrix fans, really enjoyed it. We also discuss the thrilling news of a new Matrix movie on the horizon, speculating on what we’d love to see and what’s essential for the franchise&apo...

The science fiction masterpiece Arrival. What will first contact really look like? How cool is the alien language in the movie? Why is this so "native coded"? All these questions and more in this episode! Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movie...

Occassionally Bernard and I get together to talk movie franchises specific. These episodes are called Franchise Talk.  In this one we talk about Zach Snyder's recent comment on the Joe Rogan Podcast about Batman. Are we weirdly protecting a god, or do Franchises and legacy characters have rules that allow them to survive for DECADES? Follow me instagram.com/bearcov twitter.com/bearcov #entert...

We talk the latest entry in the Planet of the Apes franchise! JpQHsFfgRL6s98jMZqzh Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We close out season 3 with the sci-fi epic Stargate. Propelled by cinematic ringleader Roland Emmerich, we talk pyramids, aliens, inter-dimensional travel and conspiracies.  Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We talk Minority Report and it wasn't quite like we remembered it. What's the nature of predestination and crime prediction? We watched and we still don't know! Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We talk whodunit's and the movie that rebirthed the genre, Knives Out! Also we talk wealth and privilege. Fun times.  Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

For epsidoe 50 we talk Shaft! Our first Black movie... sort of? We debate that and the reboots and why Shaft is an All-American Black James Bond, or should be. Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We talk No Hard Feelings. A throwback high premise but grounded in execution comedy. Later on we talk about human psychology, the nature of control and our reward based human brains! Fun! Support the show https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies https://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovies https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214