"Keeping it Reel" with FilmGordon

On the latest episode of "Conversations," we sit down with two-time Black Reel Award winner David Oyelowo to talk about his role in the film, The Midnight Sky.

Oyelowo discusses why representation matters and much more in the latest episode of "Conversations."

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Welcome to Reel Reviews, this week's review is Promising Young Woman, a dark comedy thriller that spotlights Cassie (Carey Mulligan) who everyone calls a promising young woman until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future.

Directed, written, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Connie Britton, and Laverne Cox

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On the latest episode of Conversation, we welcome Oscar-nominated actor Demián Bichir to talk about his role in the sci-fi drama, The Midnight Sky. Bichir discusses the diversity in casting for the film as well as burgeoning opportunities in the industry.

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Welcome to Reel Reviews, This week’s review is Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, a crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, and Sofia Coppola. It is the third and final installment in The Godfather trilogy. A sequel to The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974),

it concludes the story of Michael Corleone, the patriarch of the Corleone family, who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire. The film also includes fictionalized accounts of two real-life events: the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981–82, both linked to Michael Corleone's business affairs.

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On the latest episode of the BIG show, we discuss Disney's three-year streaming announcements, plus remember the life and legacy of both Natalie Desselle-Reid and Tommy "Tiny" Lister. We'll have all of that and more on Episode 431 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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On this special holiday edition of the BIG show, we discuss the Best Black Christmas Songs. Music executive, Danielle Lott, hip-hop artist, Kevin "MC Chill" Heard join us to discuss the definitive Christmas songs from our holiday experiences. We'll have all that and more on Episode 430 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon

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Welcome to Reel Reviews, This week, we review The Prom, a musical comedy directed by Ryan Murphy and adapted to the screen by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, from their and Matthew Sklar's 2018 Broadway musical of the same name.

The film follows a group of down-on-their-luck Broadway stars who shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend. The Prom stars Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Kerry Washington, and Jo Ellen Pellman.

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This week on the BIG show, the final month of the year has officially arrived and we're still processing the landmark news of Warner Bros.'s decision to move their content straight to HBO Max. We'll talk about what that means for the future of movie theaters as well as small indie films, as well. Plus, we'll talk about the lack of Classic Black Christmas Films.

In addition, Wilson, Morales will also recap the week in entertainment and we'll have all of that and more on Episode 429 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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Welcome to Reel Reviews, this week we review I’m Your Woman, which tells the story of a wife who is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his business partner.

The film is directed by Julia Hart, from a screenplay by Hart and Jordan Horowitz. It stars Rachel Brosnahan, Arinzé Kene, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Bill Heck, Frankie Faison, Marceline Hugot, and James McMenamin.

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Welcome to Reel Reviews, This week’s review is Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Based on the play of the same name by August Wilson, the film centers on a fateful recording session of "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey in 1927 Chicago. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and produced by Denzel Washington, Todd Black and Dany Wolf. The film stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, with Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts in supporting roles.

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