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Reviews

Fifty Shades of Black: There Are Black People In It; Bye Anyway

February 5, 2016 by oldgoldsoul

So I saw Fifty  Shades of Black over the weekend.  The reviews were hilarious!  I was like “Finally, a parody film I can believe in!”

No.

[Read more…] about Fifty Shades of Black: There Are Black People In It; Bye Anyway

Filed Under: Diary, Reviews Tagged With: 50 Shades of Black, 50 Shades of Grey, Jane Seymour, Marlon Wayans, Parody

The Revenant/Spotlight: It Was Like A Black Person Each

January 18, 2016 by oldgoldsoul

Although I have been watching movies, I haven’t felt moved to review them since David Bowie died.  It’s been really rough over here.  The good news is that I’m close to completing my essay about Bowie as well as launching a project related to him.  The bad news is that it’s not done yet.  In the mean time, here are very brief reflections on The Revenant and Spotlight. [Read more…] about The Revenant/Spotlight: It Was Like A Black Person Each

Filed Under: Diary, Reviews

The Big Short: There Are Black People In It

January 3, 2016 by oldgoldsoul

The Big Short was interesting, and at times way over my head in terms of the concepts presented.   [Read more…] about The Big Short: There Are Black People In It

Filed Under: Diary, Reviews Tagged With: Adepero Oduye, The Big Short

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – There Are Black People In It

December 30, 2015 by oldgoldsoul

I wasn’t sure whether or not I would post spoilers in this review, so I delayed posting my thoughts about Star Wars: The Force Awakens until I felt we were in safe harbor about key plot points slipping out. [Read more…] about Star Wars: The Force Awakens – There Are Black People In It

Filed Under: Diary, Reviews Tagged With: Black Boy Power, Black Man Power, BlackBoyPower, BlackManPower, spoilers, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Creed: There Are Black People In It

November 27, 2015 by oldgoldsoul

This essay has spoilers. [Read more…] about Creed: There Are Black People In It

Filed Under: Culture, Diary, Reviews Tagged With: Apollo Creed, Creed, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Rocky, Ryan Coogler

The 33: There Are No Black People In It*

November 23, 2015 by oldgoldsoul

Well, it finally happened.

After about ten movies (counting two Doctor Who episodes at the cinema) I have finally watched a film that had no black people. [Read more…] about The 33: There Are No Black People In It*

Filed Under: Culture, Diary, Reviews Tagged With: Lou Diamond Phillips, The 33

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