Got another round of trailers ready for you to hit play!! Check them out below:
The Woman in the Window (Streaming on Netflix May 14th)
The Tomorrow War (Streaming on Amazon Prime July 2nd)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (In theaters September 24th)
West Side Story (In theaters December 10th)
Family and Friends!! I got another weekly dose of television and film trailers ready for you to hit play!! So get your calendars ready, and check them out below:
Black Love (Season Premiere on OWN May 14th)
Master of None: Moments in Love [Season 3] (Streaming on Netflix May 23rd)
In the Heights (Streaming on HBO Max and in theaters June 11th)
Vivo (Streaming on Netflix TBD)
And #MayTheFourthBeWithYou !!
Got some new show and film trailers for you, see what’s set to hit screens and theaters below:
The Upshaws (Season 1 streaming May 12th on Netflix)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (In theaters May 14th)
Army of The Dead (Streaming May 21st on Netflix)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings (In theaters September 3rd)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (In theaters November 11th)
Alright my friends, I got some new trailers for you this week!! Nice mix of action, #BlackGirlMagic, drama, social issues, Black boyhood, and of course creative storytelling!!
So go ahead and dive in!!
Without Remorse (Premieres April 30th on Amazon Prime)
Pose (Premieres May 2nd on FX)
Monster (Premieres on May 7th on Netflix)
Run the World (Premieres May 16th on STARZ)
Let me start out by saying…Wow!! One thing is for sure, television and film has definitely bounced back even in the midst of a pandemic. These days streaming television shows and films is a whole new experience! And these new trailers are proof that there is definitely not going to be a shortage of content anytime soon!
See for yourself the new films and television series set to premiere in the coming weeks!
*Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat (Set to hit theaters and HBO Max on April 23rd)
*Netflix Yasuke: The Black Samurai (Streaming begins April 29th)
*Marvel Studios’ Black Widow (Set to hit theaters and Disney+ [Premier Access] on July 9th)
*Warner Bros. Space Jam: A New Legacy (Set to hit theaters and HBO Max on July 16th)
*Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery (Streaming on Paramount + in late 2021)
Looks like we gonna have a great Spring and Summer!!
New Episode on Deck!!
Just in case you missed yesterday’s episode, you can catch Dr. Robinson and I in our newest episode of Conversations with Beloved and Kindred !! Here is a film that takes horror and social thrillers to a whole new level!!
Check it out below:
On next time, we will discuss episode 7 (“I Am.”) and 8 (“Jig-a-Bobo”) of Lovecraft Country!! These next two episodes will embody a great deal including such topics as Black women’s empowerment, Black girl experiences, self-discovery, historical legacies, and confronting the past to protect the future.
See you next time!!
**NEW EPISODE ALERT!!**
Alright now folks!! We switching it up on you with this next episode!! Taking you across the pond with the 2020 Horror/Social Thriller film from Netflix, His House.
In this conversation, Dr. Robinson and I will explore how a refugee couple (Rial and Bol) make a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but also how they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.
Make sure to tune in on Thursday March 25th at 7pm on Facebook Live via Auburn Avenue Research Library!
Check out the trailer here:
“True beauty is skin deep!!”….“Loving the skin that I’m in!”
As part of my regular routine, every morning I scroll through my Apple News app to see what is going on in the world. And yesterday I got wind of some exciting news!! Now as someone who is a collector of children’s books (particularly ones that feature Black children), so as you can imagine I was excited to know and get Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o’s 2019 book, “Sulwe”. This is a visually, captivating book that speaks to the Black girl experience, as it tells the story of a young, dark-skinned Black girl who wants to be accepted and seen as beautiful. And even before reading the first page of the book I was immediately drawn in based off of the cover!! All the varying blues and purple colors, the stars twinkling in the background, and then right front and center and image of a precocious Black girl reaching out! Here is a book that is literally talking to my 7-year old self!!
As noted by Nyong’o, “The story of Sulwe is one that is very close to my heart…It was a long journey for me to arrive at self-love. Sulwe is a mirror for dark-skinned children to see themselves, a window for those who may not be familiar with colorism, to have understanding and empathy.”
That excitement would continue as I would learn that Netflix has plans to unveil “Sulwe” (a New York Times bestselling children’s book) as an animated musical feature with Nyong’o as producer!!
This is definitely something to celebrate as the animated musical feature will continue to highlight and showcase what the book has already established by providing another platform for Black girls to embrace the idea of #selflove; while also addressing issues of colorism and re-writing the beauty standard narrative. Having this message personified through various mediums of popular culture is crucial and can and is life-changing! For little Black girls to see themselves presented in a book and on the television screen that is shown in an empowering light, is quite powerful!!
And to tide you over before the animated feature hits Netflix check out Lupita reading “Sulwe” on the Netflix original series, Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! see below:
“I cannot run away from who I am and my complexion or the larger society, and how they may view that.” ― Lupita Nyong’o
“I am dripping melanin and honey. I am black without apology.” ― Upile Chisala
Just wanted to make sure I dropped a few upcoming jewels (television and movie premieres) in your inbox!
Malcolm & Marie (Netflix) … February 5th
Series Premiere-The Equalizer (CBS) … February 7th
Judas and The Black Messiah (HBO Max) … February 12th
Season 5-Queen Sugar (Own Network) … February 16th
Coming 2 America (Amazon Prime) … March 5th
Season 2-City on a Hill (Showtime) … March 28th
As always you know I got you covered if you missed last night’s episode of “Conversations with Beloved and Kindred” check it out below:
Our second conversation discusses the Netflix film See You Yesterday!! This episode tackled everything from representation within the diaspora, high school science fairs, time travel, the importance of family, and so much more!!
Next month, we will continue our conversation and discussion of the Lovecraft Country series with Episode 3: “Holy Ghost” and Episode 4: “A History of Violence” !! And trust me you do not want to miss it!!
Black Future Feminist 