Category Archives: Reel Talk

Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: You, Me, & Tuscany (or Italianna, 2026)

No, my wife didn’t have to drag me kicking and screaming to see You, Me, & Tuscany, which I will henceforth reference as its original and much cooler name, “Italianna.” I understand the leery marketing reasons for the change; most Americans are dumb and less likely to patronize a movie whose title they can’t beContinue reading “Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: You, Me, & Tuscany (or Italianna, 2026)”

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)”

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)”