Two Snobs and a Critic

Brief Oscars Recap before our interview with Constance Ejuma. Check out her award winning feature, Ben & Ara, on Amazon Prime.

For Your Consideration:

Christine: Dating Around (Netflix)

Sankara: True Detective (HBO)

Rob: Black Monday (Showtime)

Constance: Minding the Gap (Hulu)

NBA ASG Recap. Nipsey Hussle buying out the block. Abducted in plain sight. Jussie Smollett Update (28:00). Steve Harvey (58:00). Colin Kaepernick (1:08:00).

For Your Consideration:

Christine - Abducted in Plain Sight (Netflix)

Sankara - Doom Patrol (DC Streaming)

Rob - Black Monday (Showtime)

Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato out the gate. Our 21 Savage conspiracies and race relations (7:45). Liam Neeson out for blood (20:10). Hobbs & Shaw trailer and Black folks not needing y'all white characters (35:45). Netflix got an MPAA card and started acting out (49:00).

For Your Consideration:

Christine - Russian Dolls (Netflix)

Sankara - Sex Education (Netflix)

Rob - Black Earth Rising / Polar (Netflix)

Christine is excited for her “seasons”, Sankara is all in on True Detective, and Rob attended a Day of Racial Healing event. Our political segment (11:00). Gina Rodriguez Apology (21:30). Amanda Seales stand up special (39:00). Our Oscar predictions (58:50). Film Festival talk (1:15:00).

For Your Consideration:

Christine - RENT live (Fox)

Sankara - The Ted Bundy Tapes (Netflix)

Rob - Black Earth Rising (Netflix)

We Celebrate MLK Day! We anticipate Green Book winning the Oscars. Christine wants to move back to Gavin Newsom's California. Issa Rae is booked and busy. Fyre Fest argument (18:00). Rob finished ‘You’ (58:00). Basketball talk (1:00:20).

For Your Consideration:

Christine: True Life Now (MTV)

Sankara: Punisher S.2 (Netflix)

Rob: Killer Mike: Trigger Warning (Netflix)

Someone’s President is handing out Happy Meals at the dinner for champions. LA Teachers Strike! You is the next big thing. Aquaman reaching a Billion Dollars (18:00). True Detective Season 3 (23:00). Reboots and Sequal talk, Coming to America 2 (32:00). Kevin Hart being “forced” to talk about it, and other Breakfast Club interviews (48:00). Folks tryna punt Ellen…and Kamala Harris OUT OF THE PAINT! (55:00). Home talk, Venice Beach homelessness situation (58:00). Michael Jackson Documentary (1:04:00).

For Your Consideration:

Sankara: Young Justice / Frye Fest Doc (Hulu & Netflix)

Christine: Instant Hotel (Netflix)

Rob: Brooklyn 99 (NBC)

We watched mad tv shows, moves, webisodes, gifs over break. Sankara’s obsession with Tomb Raider, and flies fancy airlines now. Birdbox doing numbers, black twitter is waiting for their check, and social media 101 (8:00). The Bachelor is back and has been white for a while (23:00). Women POC’s in the News. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing in these streets, Tiffany Haddish bombing, and Taraji P. Henson being Proud…Mary (25:00). R. Kelly commentary (39:40). Golden Globes recap - Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice, The Favorite, etc. etc. (47:00). Shows for your kids (1:11:40). Ellen forgiving Kevin Hart (1:17:50). THUNDER IN 6!

For Your Consideration:

Christine - Great British Baking Show (Netflix)

Sankara - The Favorite (Theatres)

Rob - Hearts Beat Loud (Hulu)

It was a busy viewing week for us. Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse (9:15). Roma (24:40). If Beale Street Could Talk (44:20). Homecoming (1:06:50). Bodyguard (1:17:00).

For Your Consideration:

Sankara - Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse/Roma/Beale Street

Christine - Dumplin

Rob - Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse

Rob shares his Women’s Drew League playoff update. Christine watched the “Thank U, Next” video all weekend. ‘Mic Drop’, YouTube scaling back, and the Digital Media Bubble (4:40). Wearing our best “Palessi” Joggers to the Oscars (31:00). Late Night Variety Hot Takes (34:00). Payless making folks pay more (39:20). MBJ seeks help and the world acts like he’s crazy for doing such (45:00). We discuss the complexities of the Warner Brothers film, Rampage staring George and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and we pick our mutated animal tag team match (52:00). They’re still peddling that trauma porn with the newest Sandra Bland Documentary (1:05:30). Salim Akil and Neil Degreasse Tyson being accused of sexual assult (1:09:00). RIP Stephen Hillenbrand, and we remember or favorite Spongebob episodes (1:14:45).

FYC:

Christine - A Very Nutty Christmas (Lifetime)

Sankara - Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)

Rob - Marvelous Ms Maisel season 2 (Amazon Prime)

Thanksgiving recap and Christmas Playlists. Streaming services at it again (19:40). Creed 2 (31:20). Widows (45:00). Gina Rodriguez out here talking wild again (53:30). Streaming Wars on the horizon (1:20:00).

FYC

Christine - Holiday Calendar (Netflix)

Sankara - Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)

Rob - Secret Life of Walter Mitty