The Black Guys on White Movies Show

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This week we watch Double Indemnity. A film noir classic! It has everything; sharp banter, moody lighting, a femme fatale, a trouble male lead, and a staunch detective figure slowly unraveling the case! We dive into what makes this so memorable. With stellar performances from its leads, but that's for a 1944 film? Can modern audience still relate? Movies back then were more literary then movies today. This often led to more unexpected plot twists. They had to keep an audience engaged and th...

Man of Steel brought out some deep seated truths! We talk about heroes and the nature of heroism. We question Zach Synder's interpretation while recognizing the things he's great at, iconography, visuals, great individual moments and a truly epic scale. Man Of Steel tells the story of Kah-el becoming the hero we know as Superman. Listen in as we break down the run time, the true nature of Superman (to us, at least), what we would have like to have seen or done differently and i...

The villain was right! The common refrain that's been popular for the last decade and a half or so. It's true that movies have trended to more sympathetic villains but that doesn't mean their right! But often times their cause is just. A vague notion of something better for humanity! Is humanity so broken that we'll accept any solution? If it's not properly and loudly rebutted, yes, we will! here, I break down why movies and storytelling is teaching us that villains are right and h...

This week we talk Old School. A movie that perfectly encapsulates the changing attitudes in comedy and America at the turn of the millenium. One of the birth of the frat-pack movies, this film shows us the gen-x midlife crisis and is really a fantasy film for that demographic. It was hugely influential. We were both college studends at the time this movie came out and we saw it's influence and reach first hand. Everyone loved it. It was monumental. but what does it say? I...