28 Days of Black Movies

All Articles

Actors Christian Keyes and Darrin Dewitt Henson in "Black Coffee"
February 8, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Black Coffee’ is not the next superhero movie but it is a fun little rom-com that features Christian Keyes, so all is well

Black Coffee isn't a particularly good movie. It's highly entertaining, but if you’re into dissecting dialogue and plot, this ain’t…
Actors Aml Ameen and Aja Naomi King in "Boxing Day"
February 7, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Boxing Day’ is the Black Christmas movie for the African Diasporan in you

Back in 2018, a curious thing happened: "Black Panther" came out and suddenly, all of Black America was interested in…
Actors Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins in "Medicine for Melancholy"
February 6, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Medicine for Melancholy’ is a movie about Black life boxed in a daylong excursion into Black identity 

Every time I watch the movie "Medicine for Melancholy," I feel really bad for Micah (played by Wyatt Cenac).
A scene from "You Got Served"
February 5, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: An homage to Lil Saint, the realest, downest character in the dancingest movie, ‘You Got Served’

What I’m about to say may sound a little bit crazy but for my life it’s true: "You Got Served"…
The cast of "Jean of the Joneses"
February 4, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: ‘Jean of the Joneses’ is a pleasantly awkward, bizarre ride through uncovering family secrets and unpacking intergenerational trauma

I came across "Jean of the Joneses" the way I discover lots of Black movies: skimming Amazon Prime for cover…
Actors Halle Berry and Eddie Murphy in "Boomerang"
February 3, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: 10 quotables from ‘Boomerang’ that are still in rotation today

Even though I was 12 going on 13 when Boomerang was released to theaters in July 1992, it managed to…
"Love Jones" theGrio
February 2, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: I think it’s time we all acknowledge that ‘Love Jones’ signature poem, ‘Brother to the Night (A Blues for Nina)’ is terrible

Oh, stop it, you know it’s true that spoken-word jam sucks. But let me make the case. Buckle up, Buttercup.
Actors Sanaa Lathan, in a brown jacket, and Taye Diggs, dressed in black, sitting on a park bench
February 1, 2022

28 Days of Black Movies: Taye Diggs did the best and Blackest acting of his career in ‘Brown Sugar.’ Let me explain

"Brown Sugar" is my favorite movie." Full stop. I can watch "Brown Sugar" over and over and never get bored.