Rashad, Richauna, and Mika recap the latest TV Shows"
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Abbott Elementary
Streaming on ABC & HULU

A workplace comedy centered around a group of dedicated teachers - and an oblivious principal - in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.

Marvel'e Echo
Streaming on Disney Plus

Maya Lopez must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.

The Equalizer
Streaming on CBS

An enigmatic figure who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

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Argyle 

In Theaters 

Non-Spoilers Reaction 
Full Spoilers Review 

Starring: 
Henry Cavill as Agent Argyle 
Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway 
Sam Rockwell as Adian Wilde
Bryan Cranston as Director Ritter
Dua Lipa as Lagrange
Ariana Debose as Keira 
John Cena as Wyatt
Catherine O'hara as Ruth
Samuel L Jackson as Alfie
Sofia Botella as Saba Al-babr

Directed
Matthew Vaughn 
Writer
Jason Fuchs 

Run time: 2h 19m 

Plot: Argylle (2024)

A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time 

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Rashad and Richauna have a discussion about the movie "American Fiction "


American Fiction 

In Theaters 

Non-Spoilers Reaction 
Full Spoilers Review 

Starring: 
Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
Tracee Ellis Ross as Lisa
John Ortiz as Arthur 
Erika Alexander as Coraline
Issa Rae as Sintara
Sterling K. Brown as Cliff
Leslie Uggams as Agnes 
Adam Brody as Wiley

Directed
Cord Jefferson 

Run time: 1h 57m 

Plot: A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "The Color Purple (2023) "
Intro - 0:00
Non-Spoilers Reaction - 1:39
Full Spoilers Review - 6:13
History behind the Film - 20:17
Final Thoughts & Rating - 22:40
Outro -  25:26

The Color Purple (2023)

In Theaters 

Non-Spoilers Reaction 
Full Spoilers Review 

Starring: 
Fantasia Barrino as Celie
Taraji P. Henson as Shug Avery
Danielle Brooks as Sofia
Colman Domingo as Albert Johnson 
aka Mister
Corey Hawkins as Harpo

Also Starring 
Phylicia Pearl mPasi as Young Celie
Halle Bailey as Young Nettie 
Ciara as Nettie 
H.E.R aka Gabriella Wilson as Squeak
David Alan Grier as Reverend Avery
Deon Cole as Alfonso
Louis Gossett Jr. As Old Mister Johnson 
Tamela Mann as First Lady
Aunjaune Ellis-Taylor as Mama

Directed
Blitz Bazawule

Produce by Oprah 

Run time: 2h 20m 

Plot: The Color Purple  (2023)
A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé "

Intro - 0:00
Non-Spoilers Reaction - 1:13
Full Spoilers Review - 7:29
Mid Credit Scenes Explained - 29:05
Final Thoughts & Rating - 32:53
Outro -  34:54

The Marvels

In Theaters

Non-Spoilers Reaction
Full Spoilers Review

Starring:
Brie Larson as Carol Danvers
Teyonah Paris as Monica Rambeau
Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan
Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury
Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn

Directed
Nia Dacosta

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "The Marvels"

Intro - 0:00
Non-Spoilers Reaction - 1:13
Full Spoilers Review - 7:29
Mid Credit Scenes Explained - 29:05
Final Thoughts & Rating - 32:53
Outro -  34:54

The Marvels

In Theaters

Non-Spoilers Reaction
 Full Spoilers Review

Starring:
Brie Larson as Carol Danvers
 Teyonah Paris as Monica Rambeau
 Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan
 Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury
 Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn

Directed
Nia Dacosta

Run time: 1h 45m
 

Plot: The Marvels (2023)

Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "The Burial"

Intro - 0:00
Non-Spoilers Reaction - 1:26
Full Spoilers Review - 6:27
Outro -  36:40


The Burial 

Streaming Amazon Prime Video

Non-Spoilers Reaction
 Full Spoilers Review

Starring:
Jamie Foxx as Willie Gary
 Tommy Lee Jones Jeremiah O'Keefe
 Jurnee Smollet as Mame Downes
Mamoudou Athie as Hal Dockins
Alan Ruck as Mike Allred

Directed
Maggie Betts

Run time: 2h 6m
 

Plot: The Burial (2023)

Inspired by true events, a lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth, exposing a complex web of race, power, and injustice

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour"

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

In Theaters 

Full Review 

Starring: 
Taylor Swift

Directed
Sam Wrench

Run time: 2h 49m 


Plot: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

 Experience the breathtaking Eras Tour concert, performed by the one and only Taylor Swift.

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "The Creator"

Intro - 0:00
Non-Spoilers Reaction - 1:06
Full Spoilers Review - 7:42

The Creator 

In Theaters 

Non-Spoilers Reaction 
Full Spoilers Review 

Starring: 
John David Washington as Joshua 
Emma Chan as Maya
Allison Janney as Colonel Howell 
Introducing 
Madaline Yuna Volyes as Alphie

Directed
Gareth Edwards

Run time: 2h 13m 


Plot: The Creator (2023)

Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.

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Rashad, Richauna, and Mika have a discussion about the movie "The Equalizer 3"


Intro - 0:00
Non-Spoilers Reaction - 0:56
Full Spoilers Review - 7:21

The Equalizer 3

In Theaters 

Non-Spoilers Reaction 
Full Spoilers Review 

Starring: 
Denzel Washington as Robert McCall
Dakota Fanning as Emma 

Directed by
Antoine Fugua

Run time: 1h 49m 


Plot: The Equalizer 3 (2023)

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

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