Let’s see what is in store for us this week!! Check out the trailers below:
Season 4-The Bear (Streaming on FX/Hulu June 25th)
Superman (In theaters July 11th)
Season 3-Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Streaming on Paramount + July 17th)
Eddington (In theaters July 18th)
Season 3- The Diplomat (Streaming on Netflix Fall 2025)
The Lost Bus (Streaming Soon on Apple TV+)
Happy Tuesday!! You didn’t think I forgot about ya??!! Not at all!! April Showers bring May Flowers!! Well at least here in Richmond :-)!! As those rainy days turn into days full of sunshine, don’t forget to pick up a book or two to get you through the day! Closing out the month with some literary goodies!! And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!
Check out April’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:
As an Extra Bonus…If you are in the Atlanta area, check out The Negro Motorist Green Book, an exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor. This exhibition offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class and evidence of a vibrant business class. The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibit will be on display at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, GA till June 23rd, 2024…See More Info Here
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And as always, remember you can always go back and check out 2023’s lists and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!
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)
Checking in with you and dropping some new trailers. Nice mix of genres in this week’s line-up.
See what’s new below:
Genius: MLK/X (Streaming on National Geographic/Hulu/Disney+ -February 1st)
Season 2-Halo (Streaming on Paramount+ -February 8th)
Imaginary (In theaters-March 8th)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (In theaters-May 24th)
The Gentlemen (Streaming on Netflix-Coming Soon)
Madame Web (In theaters-Coming Soon)
We have a nice line-up of film and television for you to check out!! The weather is changing, a little more crisp in the air, so why not bundle up and watch something new!! Check out this week’s new trailers, see below:
Season 2-Invincible (Streaming on Prime Video November 3rd)
The Curse (Streaming on Showtime/Paramount+ November 10th)
Squid Game: The Challenge (Streaming on Netflix November 22nd)
Faraway Downs (Streaming on Hulu November 26th)
Candy Cane Lane (Streaming on Prime Video December 1st)
American Fiction (In theaters December 2023)
Occupied City (Coming Soon to Apple TV+)
Jumping back in the saddle with some new trailers!! Getting you ready for the Fall Season!! Check them out below:
Young Love (Streaming on Max– September 21st)
Heist 88 (Streaming on Showtime– September 29th)
Appendage (Streaming on Hulu-October 2nd)
Totally Killer (Streaming on Prime Video– October 6th)
The Burial (In theaters October 6th…Streaming on Prime Video October 13th)
Lessons in Chemistry (Streaming on Apple TV+ – October 13th)
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (In theaters December 20th)
It’s the top of the month and we got new alerts for you! Check them out below:
Dead Ringers (Streaming on Prime Video April 21st)
Clock (Streaming on Hulu April 28th)
White House Plumbers (Streaming on HBO Max May 1st)
Elemental (In theaters June 16th)
Extraction 2 (Streaming on Netflix June 16th)
Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion (Streaming on Disney+ June 21st)
Blue Beetle (In theaters August 18th)
New Month and a New Set of Hot Topics!! Check them out below :
Living History…Medal of Honor awarded to one of the first Black U.S. Special Forces officers…Nearly 60 years overdue, on March 3rd President Biden awarded retired Army Colonel Paris Davis the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s most prestigious decoration, for Davis’ acts of valor as a commander during the Vietnam War. Now 83 years old, retired Army Colonel Davis was one of the first Black officers to lead a U.S. Special Forces team in combat.
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Course correcting the history of gynecology…In partnership with the “Under-Told Stories” project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, Alabama artist Michelle Browder is looking to change the historical narrative around the history of gynecology.
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For all my Skateboarders!!… This month the U.S. Postal Service is set to launch its latest collection of artistic stamps celebrating the “Art of the Skateboard.” The image below features the work of four skaters-turned-artists on photographs of skateboards, curated by art director Antonio Alcalá. Crystal Worl (Alaska)-Tlingit/Athabascan heritage with a blue-indigo salmon graphic; William James Taylor Junior (Virginia) concocted a red-and-orange abstract design; Di’Orr Greenwood (Arizona) celebrated her Navajo roots with a bright palette depicting eagle feathers, as well as the sun’s rising and setting tones; and lastly, Federico “MasPaz” Frum (Columbia-born/Washington, D.C.) created a stylistic jaguar. The collection will be available for purchase beginning March 24, 2023.
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Keeping with the theme of Women’s History Month, Marvel just dropped a surprise new TV series on Disney+ MPower about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s roster of female heroes. The four-part docuseries is now streaming in its entirety on the service. Executive produced by Zoë Saldaña, “the show blends footage from MCU movies and shows with new animation and interviews with Marvel stars to explore some of the franchise’s top stars and their long and complex history.”
The four episodes of MPower are “The Women of Black Panther” (which focuses on Danai Gurira’s Okoye, Lupita Nyong’o’s Nakia, Florence Kasumba’s Ayo, and Letitia Wright’s Shuri), “Captain Marvel” (which also features Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau from the upcoming The Marvels movie), “Scarlet Witch” (which also includes Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness and even Kat Dennings’ Darcy Lewis) and “Gamora” of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise (whose story also obviously dovetails with her sister, Nebula, played by Karen Gillan). See the trailer below:
All four episodes of MPower are streaming now on Disney+.
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Painter Spotlight!! Providing a voice for Black maternal mortality and morbidity through art…Chicago-based artist/painter Ashley January shows her vision and past experiences of the above in her solo exhibit, “Human I Mother I Black”! See some of her work below:
(Photo credit Ashley January, left-COVID Shelter in Place With Baby, 2020; top right-Quinn and Ashley Study #2, 2020; top bottom-Crystal and Dylan Study, 2020)
You can also follow her artistic journey here!
Starting you out with one of my faves on Netflix, a little drama, a splash of an action thriller, and closing you out with a Marvel treat! Sounds good to me!! Check them out below:
Season 2-Raising Dion (Streaming on Netflix February 1)
Limited Series-Inventing Anna (Streaming on Netflix February 11)
Severance (Streaming on Apple TV+ February 18)
Gasoline Alley (In theaters February 25)
Moon Knight (Streaming on Disney+ March 30)
Family and Friends!! I got something new for you!! So I wanted to try something different in video form. Dr. G’s Pop Culture Corner (PCC) is a opportunity for me to blerd out about a new tv show, film, commercial, and/or significant moment in pop culture. Thus, I figure why not try this out with the new CW television series “Naomi”! Now before we get to the video let me give you a little background on the show from The CW site:
This DC drama follows the journey of a cool, confident, comic book-loving teenager as she pursues her hidden destiny. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown of Port Oswego to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins.
The series is created by Ava Duvernay & Jill Blankenship; it is also based on the comic book of the same name co-written by Brian Michael Bendis & David F. Walker and illustrated by Jamal Campbell.
Each episode will range from 10-15 minutes, enough to wet the palette.
So without further ado… Episode #1: “Don’t Believe Everything You Think” (directed by Amanda Marsalis)
Trust me when I say, this series is worth the watch!!
And if you have something in mind that you would like for me to “share my 2 cents” make sure to sound off in the comments!!
Also, as a reminder the new episodes of “Naomi” debut Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET on The CW and if you miss it you can catch it the next day via The CW app.
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