VROOOM VROOM VROOOOM
Very likely the most interesting post-1980 film made by the late Melvin Van Peebles
AMERICAN ME vs. BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT
Two early 1990s films that are quite similar in conception, and were lensed virtually simultaneously
Performer Profile: Larry B. Scott
As a child of the eighties who happened to be a prolific moviegoer, I couldn’t help but notice the presence of Larry B. Scott
THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THE JOHNSONS
Some people claim there’s an important statement about sexual abuse to be found in this sickie from 2011. I don’t agree!
Racial Apocalypse Novels: Science Fiction or Prophetic Fact?
Racially motivated science fiction? It definitely exists
THE COMING SELF-DESTRUCTION OF THE U.S.A.
Of the many black uprising fantasies that appeared in the late 1960s and early 70s this is the most expansive and outrageous of the lot
PLAN B
A posthumously published novel by the late Chester Himes that like most posthumously published novels has a number of problems
SON OF INGAGI
An ersatz 1940 sequel to the infamous exploitation atrocity INGAGI that’s of note because it was allegedly the first all-African American horror film
CHANGE OF MIND
In which a white DA gets his brain transplanted into the body of an African-American man. It shoulda been better!
LAW AND ORDER
A documentary about police officers from 1969 that seems especially relevant to 2020