Reel Talk – Blerd Beats

Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: The Invitation (2022)

Because light skins and biracials count in the Black Diaspora, too.

Reel TalReel Talk—The Black Pantheon: Blade (1998)

After the dust has settled, we can now identify Blade as the first MCU movie.

Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: Vampire in Booklyn (1995)

Not sure if serious.

Reel Talk—The Black Pantheon: “Hard-Core Convert” Tales from the Hood, (1995)

I did not expect encountering a Christian allegory for grace, mercy, and forgiveness in satire of hood movies.

Reel Talk—Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a good MCU movie, but a bad Spider-Man movie, and a demonstration as to why Marvel/Disney canceled Blade.

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)”