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 people from Baltimore, we bring honest opinions, genuine disagreements, and conversations that matter to the Black community.
We review: Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Tyler Perry, Black horror, Black sci-fi, Black indie films, Black action movies, Black comedies, Blaxploitation classics, Black rom-coms, classic Black cinema, new Black movie releases, Black TV shows, and everything in between.
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NEW CHANNEL ALERT 🎬➡️🎙️ Everyone, you normally see us breaking down film, culture, and everything in between. Now our podcast network, TNP Studios, is bringing that same energy to politics with a brand new channel: "The Breakdown with Jay Jacksonrao." This is a channel here on Youtube but also a audio podcast of the same name that you can find on all the normal podcast platforms. Jay's solo show of short form "things you might have missed" in politics, some deep dives into topics that hit the news cycle, and interviews with people tied to these topics. New episodes are live now. Come watch, like, subscribe, and share. Link to the channel is in the comments. Thanks for your support.
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We've been off for a few weeks, but we are returning this week. Just as a reminder we are reviewing the 2026 film "Stepfather" starring Taye Diggs and you can watch it on Tubi right now. You already this is about to be a wild episode. Check out the film and the new review will drop on Thursday (Aug 13).
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We are just taking a little time because some of us are traveling. We will be back in full force the last week of August.
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Hey everyone, the latest preview episode (Nothing New Under the Sun (The Haitian Lie) - Preview to Episode 269) had to be re-uploaded because it cut off after about 16 mins. New version is up and running. Its a little over and hour. Sorry for the delay. Enjoy!
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Our next film is "Bad Boys for Life" aka Bad Boys 3. The film series has been around since 1995, what are your favorite moments from the franchise?
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We will be reviewing in-depth Ava DuVernay's "Origin" this week. The film works to track the roots of systemic and pervasive racism inside to the United States in the wake of Trayvon Martin's murder to a common system of oppression seen all over the world...the caste system. The film is based on the novel "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson. You can rent or purchase the film from online provides like Apple TV and Amazon.
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Hey Guys, after our preview episode on Steven A. Smith we received tons of positive comments (thank you), and some from people who decided to be quite rude. So, in the interest of full disclosure this year, I (Jay) challenged this guy (@LastoftheMohicans116) who seems to be a Black conservative to do a debate on the issues of Black people and politics. As I clearly stated to @LastoftheMohicans116 this can be live on this channel or his. I tagged him so you can all be very vocal that you'd love to see this happen. I know I would. Have a wonderful and TRANSPARENT day.
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New episode this week is on "American Fiction" starring Jeffrey Wright. The idea of stereotypical depictions of Black people in media is heavily explored. Where do you stand on making media that stays true to some of the Black experiences (good or bad) while balancing it with not leaning too far into it thus confirming those stereotypes to outsiders? Example: Making films that show the day to day life in the Hood (Boyz N the Hood) but trying to make sure that's not the only way we are shown in media.
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Our next film will be Tyler Perry's upcoming film on Netflix, "Mea Culpa." Which of his non-Madea films do you enjoy the most?
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This week we are talking all about the 2023 British film, Rye Lane. The film follows "two youngsters reeling from bad breakups connect over an eventful day in South London." What are some other top tier Black British films you'd like us to review in the future. The goal for 2024 is to expand our reviews further into the diaspora. Let us know!
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