Explore every episode of the podcast The Black Guys on White Movies Show
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Indemnity (1944) | Dir. Billy WIlder| Fred MacMurray | Barbara Stanwyck | Film Noir | Cinema Classic | 16 Jan 2025 | 01:08:34 | |
This week we watch Double Indemnity. A film noir classic! It has everything; sharp banter, moody lighting, a femme fatale, a trouble male lead, and a staunch detective figure slowly unraveling the case! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Man of Steel (2013) a watchable mess | Zach Snyder | Henry Cavil | Amy Adams | 07 Jan 2025 | 01:33:17 | |
Man of Steel brought out some deep seated truths! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| How white is AVATAR by James Cameron | 14 Oct 2024 | 01:03:11 | |
Avatar! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Karate Kid PART 2. The cultural impact of the crane kid, wax on/wax off and Cobra Kai | 01 Oct 2024 | 00:44:01 | |
We finish our discussion of the Karate Kid with a look at it's cultural relevance and impact. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| How white is the Karate Kid? Mr. Miyagi was just a dude and Daniel was kind of a punk. Part 1. | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:36:45 | |
Subscribe! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| FRANCHISE TALK: STAR WARS | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:21:57 | |
Star Wars: Did the New Trilogy Miss the Mark? https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| How white is GLADIATOR (2000)? dir. Ripley Scott. | 03 Sep 2024 | 01:11:38 | |
Gladiator is peak dad cinema, no one is aruging that, but it's also an audacious film. Who gets to tell what stories in history? We look at the classic film's depiction of race and ethnicity. We talk about America's self-proclaimed right to tell any history it wants to and what that's about. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| FRANCHISE TALK: Diving into The Matrix Resurrections & Exciting News of a New Matrix Movie | 23 Aug 2024 | 00:34:56 | |
Diving into The Matrix Resurrections & Exciting News of a New Matrix Movie https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Arrival (2016) | 16 Aug 2024 | 00:58:38 | |
The science fiction masterpiece Arrival. What will first contact really look like? How cool is the alien language in the movie? Why is this so "native coded"? All these questions and more in this episode! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Franchise Talk: Is Zach Snyder insane!? Or is he the most sane? Batman, violence and history . | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:31:38 | |
Occassionally Bernard and I get together to talk movie franchises specific. These episodes are called Franchise Talk. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:39:00 | |
We talk the latest entry in the Planet of the Apes franchise! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Stargate (1994) | 29 Nov 2023 | 01:20:27 | |
We close out season 3 with the sci-fi epic Stargate. Propelled by cinematic ringleader Roland Emmerich, we talk pyramids, aliens, inter-dimensional travel and conspiracies. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Why "the villain is right" theories gain traction! | short solo pod post! | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:08:49 | |
The villain was right! The common refrain that's been popular for the last decade and a half or so. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Minority Report (2002) | 20 Nov 2023 | 01:11:51 | |
We talk Minority Report and it wasn't quite like we remembered it. What's the nature of predestination and crime prediction? We watched and we still don't know! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Knives Out (2019) | 13 Nov 2023 | 01:18:11 | |
We talk whodunit's and the movie that rebirthed the genre, Knives Out! Also we talk wealth and privilege. Fun times. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Shaft (1971) | 07 Nov 2023 | 01:12:20 | |
For epsidoe 50 we talk Shaft! Our first Black movie... sort of? We debate that and the reboots and why Shaft is an All-American Black James Bond, or should be. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Ep. 49 No Hard Feelings (2023) | 30 Oct 2023 | 01:26:06 | |
We talk No Hard Feelings. A throwback high premise but grounded in execution comedy. Later on we talk about human psychology, the nature of control and our reward based human brains! Fun! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| The Frighteners (1996) | 23 Oct 2023 | 01:07:39 | |
This week its we end our Halloween series with The Frighteners from Zemeckis and Peter Jackson and the role of ghosts in humanity's consciousness. Spooky! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Hocus Pocus (1993) | 16 Oct 2023 | 01:19:19 | |
We talk witches and the 1993 fantasy comedy Hocus Pocus. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| The Exorcist (1973) | 09 Oct 2023 | 01:26:11 | |
Continuing the Halloween season we talk The Exorcist and it's relationship to Blaxploitation, Black fictional iconography. The more horror and... franchises! Like and subscribe. Follow @Bearcov and @Black_Guys_On_White_Movies on IG https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Twilight (2008) | 02 Oct 2023 | 01:22:46 | |
We talk Twilight and the power of franchises! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Interview With A Vampire (1994) | 25 Sep 2023 | 01:25:52 | |
This week we talk pre-peak Pitt and Cruise, early Dunst, Anne Rice and kick off spooky season with VAMPIRES. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Fargo (1996) | 18 Sep 2023 | 01:16:02 | |
Coen Bros and Midwest existentialism. Perfect. Like, Subscribe and/or Follow. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Old School (2003) is a cultural milestone | Will Ferrell | Vince Vaughan | Luke Wilson | Todd Phillips | 20 Dec 2024 | 01:05:20 | |
This week we talk Old School. A movie that perfectly encapsulates the changing attitudes in comedy and America at the turn of the millenium. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| The Truman Show (1998) | 04 Sep 2023 | 01:27:02 | |
This week The Truman Show and in case we miss you, good afternoon, good evening and good night. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Before Sunrise (1995) | 28 Aug 2023 | 01:06:23 | |
We talk Before Sunrise, traveling aboard, and who gets to make small and quiet films. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Pretty Woman (1990) | 21 Aug 2023 | 01:33:41 | |
This week we talk Pretty Woman. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| 8 Mile (2002) Featuring Phil Augusta Jackson | 14 Aug 2023 | 01:24:24 | |
We talk 8 Mile and Eminem! With special guest Phil Augusta Jackson. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| The Apartment (1960) ft. Londale Hines Theus Jr. | 07 Aug 2023 | 01:23:13 | |
This week we talk about The Apartment, movie-wise. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Superman The Movie (1978) | 01 Aug 2023 | 02:03:01 | |
Our mega 2 hour episode on Superman the Movie. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| It's Complicated (2009) | 25 Jul 2023 | 01:09:06 | |
This week we take a stroll through Nancy Myers world with the star led It's Complicated. Hear why Nancy should get blank checked and how Kobe Bryant is the Nancy Myers of the NBA. Also there was a fire alarm. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Elysium (2013) Ft. Bernard Harris | 17 Jul 2023 | 01:16:21 | |
A talk about the 2013 Matt Damon led Sci-Fi future cult classic Elysium. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Dirty Harry (1971) | 11 Jul 2023 | 00:56:42 | |
This week we talk about one of the OG Good/Bad cops, Dirty Harry starring Mr. Talk to a Chair himself. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Just Friends (2005) | 21 Jun 2023 | 01:02:51 | |
This week we talk about the romcom Just Friends and everyman star Ryan Reynolds https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Gladiator 2 (2024) | Ridley Scott | Denzel Washington | Ancient Rome | 14 Dec 2024 | 01:20:27 | |
Denzel Washginton's new movie Gladiator 2 is a mixed bag! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Jurassic Park (1993) | 12 Jun 2023 | 01:01:42 | |
This week we talked Jurassic Park, where life finds a way. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Remember the Titans (2000) | 09 Mar 2023 | 01:01:25 | |
STRONG SIDE. LEFT SIDE. In our last episode of season 2 we talk Remember the Titans. If you miss this episode, you run a mile. Zero fun, sir and other amazing quotes as they heal all racism through integrated high school football. See you in the fall. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Magnolia (1999) | 03 Mar 2023 | 01:05:08 | |
This episode we talk the multi character, multi pov, multi falling frog drama Magnolia. 1999's true birth of incel culture? Perhaps. Like , subscribe and share. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | 07 Feb 2023 | 00:51:16 | |
This week we look at E.T. the lovable and iconic Extra-Terrestial and examine it's whiteness. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| The Princess Bride (1987) | 24 Jan 2023 | 01:01:27 | |
A classic modern fairytale but all white ain't all right. Shout out Andre the Giant though. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| The Social Network (2010) | 11 Jan 2023 | 01:05:39 | |
This week we talk The Social Network. A fantastic time to talk about privilege and entitlement! https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Gattaca (1997) | 20 Dec 2022 | 00:56:16 | |
This week's movie is Gattaca and all I can say is that it's the Blackest movie we will probably ever do. Like, subscribe and share, please. Thank you. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| IronMan (2008) | 12 Dec 2022 | 01:01:23 | |
This week we talk IronMan and the movie that set the MCU in motion. We look at the white fantasy of having it all, all the time, the perils of extreme wealth and what it means to be a hero. Also, sidenote: Don Cheadle has an Oscar Nom for Hotel Rwanda. Follow @bearcov on socials. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Lost In Translation (2003) | 04 Dec 2022 | 01:02:07 | |
This week we take a look at Sophia Coppola's breakout hit Lost In Translation which was also a breakout hit for it's stars Scarlett Johannsson and Bill Murray. We talk about all kinds of privilege in this one! And at the end dive into some celebrity soup talk. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Metropolitan (1990) | 13 Nov 2022 | 01:09:50 | |
This week we journey back to New York for the movie Metropolitan and see how the white debutantes party. We talk about wealth and look closely at how white culture views itself and why it would rather not. This was a great movie for the podcast! Like, Subscribe, Follow, and pass it along. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| How White is Forrest Gump? and a look at the career of Robert Zemeckis! | 16 Nov 2024 | 01:03:13 | |
we really just wanted to talk about Robert Zemeckis, but we begin talking about Forrest Gump a movie that barely holds water today for a few reasons. Though the story telling is still sweet and the tech is elite. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Three Kings (1999) | 08 Nov 2022 | 01:07:26 | |
This week we look at David O'Russell's Three Kings. We talk war movies and culture and America's place in it. Also we crown George Clooney the king of heist movies. Enjoy. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Halloween (1978) | 31 Oct 2022 | 01:10:33 | |
Happy Halloween from us to you with the original Michael Myers Halloween movie. We talk white fears and the suburban fright and we wonder what a Black Halloween icon could look like, if one can even really exist. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) | 24 Oct 2022 | 01:03:07 | |
This week we take a look at A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood the sort of biopic about American Legend, Mr. Rogers. We look at what it means to be a good dude, how Black people are often props for someone's goodness and we take down everyone's daddy issues. Follow on socials @bearcov @brandonjgardner. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||
| Hoosiers (1986) | 16 Oct 2022 | 01:10:09 | |
This week we talk classic sports film Hoosiers and Aaron recounts what high school hoops is like his home state, Indiana. We talk 1951 midwest, the racism left out of this movie and hoops, hoops, hoops. https://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movies | |||