This week we discussed the somewhat modern gangster drama, The Town, starring Ben Affleck, Jeremey Renner, Rebecca Hall, John Hamm, and Blake Lively. We discuss how this movie is reminiscent of some of the great gangster and heist films of the past, what is the best, most recent gangster film, how this movie reminds us of Power and Breaking Bad, this film as a metaphor for the life of Ben Affleck, if Doug and Claire ever see each other, and what this movie would look like with an all-Black, all female cast.

Major spoilers this week as we break down the Ryan Coogler instant classic, Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li and Jack O’Connell. We discuss the timing of this movie releasing during Easter weekend, the messages it shares about Christianity, Hoodoo, and the Blues, the legacy and mythology of Robert Leroy Johnson, vampirism as an escape from oppression, one of the best scenes in movie making history, the cut scene ending and Boss Hog’s grand pappy.

This week, major spoilers are on deck as we break down, The Amateur starring Rami Malek, and Laurence Fishburne. We discuss how this movie successfully blends dramas, whether a person can really be trained to be a killer, how we both need the text on cell phones in movies to be larger, why this movie needs more Jon Bernthal, and why movies like this need support even if they aren’t attached to a superhero franchise.

This week, we discussed the LA crime drama, Street Kings, starring Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whittaker, Hugh Laurie, and Chris Evans. We discuss the similarities between this film and Training Day, what the story is saying about the dividing line between criminals and cops, the interestingly well-done mystery within the film, some of the classic dialogue of the film (even if we can’t say it directly), our favorite scenes, and Mr. Will shares how Neo, John Wick, and Tom Ludlow are the same person…and it’s not what you think.

This week, we broke down Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. We discuss the benefits and risks of performance enhancement, the limitations of genius, whether we would take NZT48 if we could, the brief series that followed this movie, our hot takes for the film, and if pink snowflakes is destined to surpass purple rain.

This week, heavy spoilers like heavy weights are on the bar as we break down Magazine Dreams starring Johnathan Majors. We discuss how amazing Majors is on screen as Killian Maddox, what the story has to say about the marginalization of men, how systems fail citizens, the underlying racial tones in the film, the scenes we liked and the scenes that disturbed us, what the future holds for Majors in the DCEU, and how this movie is influenced by Eminem’s “Stan”, Requiem for a Dream, and Joker.

This week, major spoilers are on deck as we talk about Black Bag, starring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Marisa Abela and Pierce Brosnan. We discuss the filmography of Steven Soderbergh, the many and best roles of Michael Fassbender, how this film subverts the expectations of the classic spy film and sets the stage for the modern espionage film, the outstanding cast, the strain of betrayal on relationships, and what lengths people are willing to go to for their ambitions.

This week, we discussed the modern classic, Get Out, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Alison Williams, and Lil Rel Howery. We discuss the organic and viral growth of this film, why it resonates so much with Black audiences, the way the film plays with concepts or racism and privilege, what does it mean to be “woke”, what would a good prequel to this movie look like, hot takes about the movie’s ending, and which one of the Armitages is the move villainous.

This week we broke down the 2021 sci-fi romance movie, Needle in a Timestack starring Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto, and Orlando Bloom. We discuss the star-studded cast and the films and shows that brought them to this film. Then we discuss the mechanics of time travel in movies, what would happen if people could pay to go back in time and change history, whether relationships could last when your partner could delete you the next day, what we would change if we could go back in time, and hot takes that may have improved our viewing experience.

This week we discuss the 1995 movie, Dead Presidents, starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, N’Bushe Wright, and Clifton Powell. We discuss the changing American dream captured in the 1968-1973 period film, the trauma experienced by Vietnam soldiers, the lack of social supports for returning soldiers, hanging storylines and unanswered questions in the film, how this week’s pick was influenced by the latest Captain America movie and why nothing good can come from your girlfriend being around a pimp.