This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are diving into the new film from writer/director Cord Jefferson, American Fiction. Adapted from Percival Everett's 2001 novel Erasure, the film tracks the novelist Thelonius 'Monk' Ellison (Jeffrey Wright)'s turn from a struggling writer and academic into an overnight sensation when his latest book, a send up of stereotypical "Black pain" narratives published under a pseudonym a la Sapphire's Push, lands him the biggest success of his career. The film also stars Tracee Ellis-Ross, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown.

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Black Men Can&#39;t Jump [In Hollywood] is a comedic podcast that reviews films with leading actors of color and analyzes them in the context of race and Hollywood&#39;s diversity issues. Hosted by Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan, and James III. BMCJ is an iTunes Editor&#39;s Choice podcast and has reached #2 on the iTunes Film/TV charts. BMCJ has also been covered by multiple websites including Huffington Post, Splitsider, Salon, The Daily Dot, and more. 

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This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by writer and radio host Mariah Smith (Grown-ish, Smith Sisters Live) to cover Mea Culpa, written by Tyler Perry, directed by Tyler Perry, and starring Kelly Rowland, Trevante Rhodes, Nick Sagar, Sean Sagar, RonReaco Lee, and Shannon Thornton. Together, they cover Tyler Perry's constant output, the movie's cheekage, its tangled web of a plot, mixture of tones, and depiction of colorism, the power of Trevante Rhodes on the red carpet, "deviant behavior," paint... everywhere, and more!

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Mea Culpa w/ Mariah Smith (Teaser)

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering the 2024 remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, screenplay by Chuck Hayward, story by Chuck Hayward, Neil Landau, and Tara Ison, directed by Wade Allain-Marcus, and starring Simone Joy Jones, Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams, Jermaine Fowler, June Squibb, and Nicole Richie. Together, they cover the film's oddly underwhelming promotion, why it landed an R rating, what audience it's exactly pitched to, if 25 is or is not old, what the Tyra Banks/Nicole Richie casting swap was about, and more!

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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024)

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by writer and actor Rekha Shankhar (Digman, Grand Crew) to cover Monkey Man, screenplay by Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, and John Collee, directed by Dev Patel, and starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher, and Adithi Kalkunte. Together, they cover the film's winding road to a theatrical release, just how exciting it is to see Dev Patel debuting as an action director, the incredible look of the film, the cache Jordan Peele brought to the mix, its brutal fight beats, the considerable amount of biting, whether or not movies are, again, back, and much more!

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Monkey Man w/ Rekha Shankar (Teaser)

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Screenplay by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, and Jeremy Slater, story by Terry Rossio, Adam Wingard, and Simon Barrett, directed by Adam Wingard, and starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Together, the guys debate whether or not the movies are back, who are/aren't, in fact, the "big two," the specifics of Hollow Earth, the kaijus' general relationship with humanity, Mothra, just how elaborate the Godzilla franchise as a whole is, which of the recent kaiju films has the best cast, and more. 
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Big Momma's House, the 2000 crime comedy written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer, directed by Raja Gosnell, starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, and Terrence Howard. Together, they cover the importance of Lawrence's career to the podcast, who did and didn't pop in comedy films in the 2000s and 2010s, what still works about the movie, what doesn't, just how much Madea owes to Big Momma, Kat Williams, and more.

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