Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

This week, Jerah and Jon are joined by director and editor Tessa Greenberg ( Regulars ) and actor and producer Guyviaud Joseph ( Zatima ) to discuss Nanny (2022), written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams. Together, they discuss the differences between nannies and babysitters, whether or not watching yo...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Livestream from Hell , directed by David Janoff, written by Biniam Bizuneh and Kevin Hart, starring Kevin Hart, Kai Cenat, and Druski. Together, they discuss their respective experiences with livestreaming, which of them had watched any of the stars’ streams prior to watching the film, where the episode would be cutting off for free listeners, and much...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Stomp the Yard , directed by Sylvain White, written by Robert Adetuyi and Gregory Anderson, starring Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Darrin Henson, Brian White, Las Alonso, Valarie Lettiford, Harry Lennix, and Chris Brown. Together, they discuss going back to school, what a movie "has to have," the kinds of things you see at the club, how t...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Mother Mary , written and directed by David Lowery, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Together, they discuss a handful of approaches to stretching out the cold open this week, the most recent concert Bray went to, James' experience seeing Beyoncé live, being confused about all of it, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreo...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu , directed by Jon Favreau, written by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Noah Kloor, starring Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, Jonny Coyne, Martin Scorsese, and Sigourney Weaver. Together, they discuss Grogu’s age, getting Grogu the help he needs, being three “Babu Freaks,” the Rancor, the...

This week, James, and Jon are covering The Last House , directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Matthew Robinson, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. Together, they get right into it, why anyone might be listening to this episode, whether or not they’d ever try to stop breaking out of a house they were mysteriously trapped in, the film's staying power on the Netflix charts, and much, much mor...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Rush Hour 2 , directed by Brett Ratner, screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Alan King, Roselyn Sánchez, Harris Yulin, and Zhang Yiyi. Together, they discuss whether or not Chris Tucker is being “early 2000s funny” in the film, getting in the “early 2000s mindset,” what's going on with the Ocean's franchi...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering The End of Oak Street , written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery. Together, they discuss jumping through portals, how the Jurassic World / Park franchise compares to the film, whether or not, that is, in fact, a dinosaur, the best approach to comedy, and much, much more! L...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering The Gates , written and directed by John Burr, starring Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers, and James Van Der Beek. Together, they discuss each of their experiences with gated communities, the appeal of a not-fun thriller, getting pulled over, ominous lines delivered by Corvette drivers, pastors who are up to no good, and much, much more!  SUBSCR...

This week, Jerah, and Jon are covering Spider-Man: Brand New Day , directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Florence Pugh, Trammel Tillman, Marisa Tomei, and Mark Ruffalo. Together, they discuss the novel Patreon strategy for the show, whether or not they think the film has a shot at gettin...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Mortal Kombat II , directed by Simon McQuoid, screenplay by Jeremy Slater, starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Together, they discuss the characters they all preferred to play the game as, whethe...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering 72 Hours , directed by Tim Story, screenplay by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Kevin Burrows, and Matt Mider, starring Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Sam Patterson, Ben Marshall, and Teyana Taylor. Together, they discuss what you’ll be getting listening to the paywalled version of the show, Kevin Hart raiding the SNL cast, what, exact...

This week, James and Jon are joined by podcaster and writer Rebecca Bulnes ( Classroom Crush ) to cover Obsession , written and directed by Curry Barker, starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter. Together, they discuss their own romantic obsessions, whether or not the film is commenting on sexism or enacting it, the level of discourse around the...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Strung , directed by Malcolm D. Lee, screenplay by Alan B. McElroy, starring Chloe Bailey, Lynn Whitfield, Lucien Laviscount, Anna Diop, Doc Jones, and Romy Woods. Together, they discuss what to call a "trumpet" in this day and age, the power of CBD gummies, what to say to a snake, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or R...

This week, James and Jon are covering Cop Out (2010), directed by Kevin Smith, written by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen, starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak, Guillermo Diaz, and Seann William Scott. Together, they discuss where Jerah is, how much money the film, in fact, made, agreeing with the critical and audience consensus on the film, not particularly enjoying the film,...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Little Brother , directed by Matt Spicer, written by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, starring John Cena, Eric André, Michelle Monaghan, and Christopher Meloni. Together, they discuss what audience expectations could possibly have been for the film, its writers’ work to date, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's E...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by filmmaker, model, and (relevant for this week’s film) twin Jaylin Hodge ( @jaylindhodge ) to cover Is God Is , written and directed by Aleasha Harris, starring Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, Mykelti Williamson, Josiah Cross, Vivica A. Fox, and Sterling K. Brown. Together, they discuss whether or not Bray forgot what the s...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Scary Movie , directed by Michael Tiddes, written by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, and Rick Alvarez, starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall. Together, they discuss the Scary Movie franchise’s nearly thirty years' worth of lore, how under-appreciated Anna Faris is, this episode being its o...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by comedian and writer Skyler Higley ( The Onion , The Oscars) to cover Backrooms , directed by Kane Parsons, written by Will Soodik, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lucite Maxwell. Together, they discuss their understanding of creepypasta, the film’s wild financial performance, what's actually going on with...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), written and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown, and Ja’net Dubois. Together, they discuss just how many Scary Movie s there are, the film’s Rotten Tomatoes score, some Wayans family history, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red...

This week, Jon and Jerah are covering I Love Boosters , written and directed by Boots Riley, starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, and Demi Moore. Together, they discuss allowing a certain level of shoplifting in retail jobs, being a little sleepy while seeing the film, which of the film's metaphors they liked,...

This week, James and Jerah are covering In the Blink of an Eye , directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Colby Day starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, and Daveed Diggs. Together, they discuss space, the billionaires trying to get there, Producer Skyler being banned from suggesting movies for the podcast to cover for a bit, the film’s oddball tone, what to talk about, Andrew Stanton’s indirect im...

This week, James and Jon are joined by Carl Foreman, Jr. (JFL New Faces) to cover Swapped , directed by Nathan Greno, screenplay by John Whittington, Christian Magalhaes, and Robert Snow, story by John Whittington, Adam Karp, Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow, and Nathan Greno, starring Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, and Justina Machado. Together, they discuss...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Shadow Force (2025), directed by Joe Carnahan, written by Leon Chills and Joe Carnahan, starring Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith. Together, they discuss the likelihood of there being some form of real shadow force out there, what they’re still doing in the cold open, what Seven Psychopaths actu...

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Michael , directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by John Logan, starring Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Juliano Valdi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Jessica Sula, Mike Meyers, Miles Teller, and Colman Domingo. Together, they discuss the film’s rough critical reception, its glowing audience reception, what’s going on with Bray’s mic…hael, and much, much mo...