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Author Archives: Blerd Beats
Japanophilia—Attack on Titan Season 2
Man do I have a bone to pick with Eren this time!
Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: Boyz n the Hood (1991)
A full generation before anyone coined the concept of “toxic masculinity,” there was John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood. Yes, I could write about how Boyz n the Hood illustrates the realities of gang violence as this film is part of the Black Pantheon because the scene where Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) yells “RICKY!” in theContinue reading “Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: Boyz n the Hood (1991)”
Japanophilia—Attack on Titan (S1)
Goaded by my family, I am now actively watching an anime: Attack on Titan.
Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: Eve’s Bayou (1997)
I am only two entries into the Black Pantheon, and I am already realizing that among the movies I have seen before, I remember little about them. I remembered practically NOTHING about Eve’s Bayou, one of my wife’s all-time favorite movies, so I was in for a treat. Jurnee Smollett’s Eve Batiste is the best child actingContinue reading “Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: Eve’s Bayou (1997)”
Get Lit!—Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha Trilogy)
After five long years, Tomi Adeyemi finally releases the conclusion to her Legacy of Orïsha Trilogy. It was not worth the wait.
Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
For a Blaxploitation satire from the 1980’s, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka surprisingly holds up to modern scrutiny.
Backloggery Beatdown—Frostpunk
Adulting: when I intended to publish my Backloggery Beatdown on Frostpunk when Frostpunk 2 launched but…eight months later….
Slipstreaming: Cross and Paradise (Double-Feature)
I have seen both Cross and Paradise in rapid succession, and I have thoughts.
Blerdvision: Black Game Devs 2025 Part 2!
Praise Report: I found so many Black game devs researching the first article that I had to write a second to cover more!
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