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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Another day, another dollar…well in this case another set of trailers!! Highlighting Black and Brown folks this week! Everything from sports to making herstory in the Mexican police ranks! Check out this week’s trailers below:

Sprint: The World’s Fastest Humans (Streaming July 2nd on Netflix)

Simone Biles Rising (Streaming July 17th on Netflix)

Women in Blue (Streaming July 31st on Apple TV+)

Season 3-Bel-Air (Streaming August 15th on Peacock)

Blink Twice (In theaters August 23rd)

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Streaming September 5th on Peacock)

The Front Room (In theaters September 6th)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

We are making our way through February, can’t believe we are pretty much half way through the month! Nice selection film and television headed your way next month!! Check them out below:

Kung Fu Panda 4 (In theaters March 8th)

Apples Never Fall (Streaming on Peacock March 14th)

Season 2-Invincible-Part 2 (Streaming on Prime Video March 14th)

Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97 (Streaming on Disney+ March 20th)

Palm Royale (Streaming on Apple TV+ March 20th)

Shirley (Streaming on Netflix March 22nd)

We Were the Lucky Ones (Streaming on Hulu March 28th)

Back to Black (In theaters May 17th)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

We are approaching the Holiday Season and what better time to cuddle up and watch the latest television series or catch an upcoming film! See for yourself!!

Check out the trailers below:

Genie (Streaming on Peacock November 22nd)

The Family Plan (Streaming on Apple TV+ December 15th)

Season 2-Reacher (Streaming on Prime Video December 15th)

Echo (Streaming on Disney+ January 10th, 2024)

The Fall Guy (In theaters March 1st, 2024)

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (In theaters May 27th, 2024)

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Coming soon to Netflix)

Ghostbuster: Frozen Empire (Coming Soon in Theaters)

Posted in #30DaysofBlackJoy Series, Celebration, On The Radar

#30DaysofBlackJoy…Day 12-“Must Watch Summer TV”

Good Day, Friends and Family!! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I know I did it was filled with lots of laughs, tasty treats, and good fellowship!! It’s nothing like finding joy in the small things of life! And for me sitting on my couch, curled up with a snack and a spirited beverage, while binging the latest television series is just the prescription I need!!

So today’s #BlackJoy moment is about sharing some upcoming “Must Watch Summer TV”!! I have compiled a list of TV shows that either just dropped or will be dropping soon that feature primarily Black cast and shows that have Black folks as the lead. These are shows that can be viewed across several streaming networks.

Check them out below:

  • Season 2-Run the World (Starz)
  • Season 2-The Wonder Years (ABC/Hulu)
  • I’m a Virgo (Prime Video)
  • Secret Invasion (Disney+)
  • Hijack (Apple TV+)
  • Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
  • Twisted Metal (Peacock/USA)
  • Average Joe (BET+)
  • The Lazarus Project (TNT)
  • Grown-ish (Freeform/Hulu)
  • The Upshaws (Netflix)

What other shows are you watching or looking forward to watching this summer??

See you all tomorrow!!

Posted in Feature Spotlight, New Trailer Alerts!!, On The Radar

Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

I know it’s been a minute but I am getting back into the swing of things. Keeping it short and sweet and to the point, check out these hot new television and film trailers!!

Based on a True Story (Streaming June 8th on Peacock)

Surrounded (Streaming June 20th on MGM+)

Season 2-The Bear (Streaming June 22nd on FX/Hulu)

Hijack (Streaming June 28th on Apple TV+)

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Part One (In theaters July 12th)

The Creator (In theaters September 29th)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts

It’s getting hot in here!! The trailers are dropping like hotcakes!! Don’t believe me, check them out below:

Watcher (Streaming on Hulu March 10th)

The Crossover (Streaming on Disney+ April 5th)

Praise This (Streaming on Peacock April 7th)

Ghosted (Streaming on Apple TV+ April 21st)

Citadel (Streaming on Prime Video April 28th)

Peter Pan & Wendy (Streaming on Disney+ April 28th)

I’m a Virgo (Streaming on Prime Video Summer 2023)

The Blackening (In theaters June 16th)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Another week in the books for 2023, and some trailers to go along with it! Don’t believe me, just check them out below:

Season 2-Your Honor (Streaming on Showtime January 13th)

The Last of Us (Streaming on HBO Max January 15th)

Truth be Told (Streaming on Apple TV+ January 20th)

The 1619 Project (Streaming on Hulu January 26th)

Poker Face (Streaming on Peacock January 26th)

You People (Streaming on Netflix January 27th)

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A Best Man Reunion-Getting you ready for the Holidays!!

The wait is finally over…we finally get to see the final chapter(s) of “The Best Man” franchise.

How many folks have been hanging in since 1999 (raises hand)???!! Well instead of another film we are getting a 8-episode limited series. Set to premiere as a Peacock Original, The Best Man: The Final Chapters will “catch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.”

The cast includes Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau. Malcolm Lee serves as co-showrunner, executive producer, and director of four episodes.

All episodes will premiere on December 22nd.

Check out the trailer below:

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Not gonna waste anytime, its the first week in October and I got some new new that’s ready for you to hit play!! Check out this week’s new trailers below:

The Midnight Club (Streaming on Netflix October 7th)

The Winchesters (Streaming on The CW October 11th)

A Friend of The Family (Streaming on Peacock October 6th)

Season 19-Grey’s Anatomy (Streaming on ABC October 6th)

Season 5-All American (Streaming on The CW October 10th)

Shantaram (Streaming on Apple TV+ October 14th)

Season 2-The White Lotus: Blossom Circle (Streaming on HBO Max October 30th)

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Conversations with Beloved & Kindred-S2: Episode 1 Recap!!

Missed last week’s Season 2 premiere of Conversations with Beloved & Kindred?? Fear not I got you covered!!

Check out our first episode where Dr. Robinson and I jump in feet first to discuss the films Horror Noire: A Black History of Black Horror (2019) and Ganja & Hess (1973)

Tune into our discussion below:

And as a little bonus check out these post-episode resources:

  • Films:
    • Night of the Living Dead (1968) [Available to stream and view on Peacock, Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, and HBO Max)
    • Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
    • Ganja and Hess (1973) [Available to view on Showtime]
    • Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) [Available on Showtime]
    • Get Out (2017)  [Available to stream on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video]
    • Horror Noire: A Black History of Black Horror (2019) [Available to view on Shudder]
  • Books:
    • Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (2011)  ~Robin R. Means, PhD
    • The Good House (2003) ` Tananarive Due
    • Brown Girl in the Ring (1998) ~Nalo Hopkinson
  • Articles:
    • “As Black horror rises in popularity, horror writers discuss its evolution” ~Carolyn Copeland [See Here]
    • “How Black Horror Became America’s Most Powerful Cinematic Genre”~ Gabrielle Bellot [See Here]