Release Date:2/23/21; DVD (Original Release – 2011) Genre: Drama Rating:NR Director: Reggie Gaskins Studio(s): One II Grow On Films Inc. Running Time:92 mins. Cast: Reggie Gaskins, Maya Gilbert, Sean Riggs, Mari Morrow
Story:A rapper is accused of rape by a beautiful video vixen. He says he didn’t rape her and the sex was consensual. She says he raped her and he feels women are sex slaves. One of them will be exposed as a liar when the truth is revealed. Source: Maverick Entertainment; IMDB.
Release Date:2/28/21; TV One Genre: Drama Rating:NR Director:Tamara Bass Studio(s):Swirl Films, TV One Running Time: Unknown
Cast: Keri Hilson (Mykah), Deborah Joy Winans (Jeanné), Redaric Williams (Michael), Jasmine Burke (Aisha), Kaye Singleton (Amma) and Rainey Branch (Lisa).
Story: Based on the eponymous book penned by award-winning author and media personality Demetria L. Lucas, the film tells the story of tightly knit friends as they sort out their turbulent life and love issues. After years of extreme career focus, Mykah (Hilson) finally stops making excuses and starts looking for love. Encouraged by her best friends, Mykah embraces the dating scene by taking their suggestions on speed dating, making online connections, and hitting the nightlife. But she soon discovers love might be right in front of her. The recent divorcée Jeanné (Wynans) has put the idea of love on ice but has to decide if the burning flame from Mykah’s twin brother Michael (Williams) is warm enough to melt her heart again. Fun-loving, married couple Amma (Singleton) and Aisha (Burke) are #couplegoals of the group but struggle to strike a balance as they embark on their parenthood journey. When jobs, romance, and family interactions prove more complicated than they had ever anticipated, the group of friends knows they can always turn to one another to figure out their next move. Source(s): TV One.
Story: On the surface it seems Jade (Meagan Good) has it all, a successful marketing career, a husband admired and respected in the community, and a young daughter they both dote on. But behind closed doors, her life is far from idyllic. Her husband Ed (Chiké Okonkwo) is a controlling man who is physically and psychologically abusive. When Jade decides to leave Ed, he tells her “If I can’t have you, nobody will,” a threat which becomes very real when she discovers he has hired someone to kill her. Knowing no one will believe her, Jade realizes the only way to escape Ed is to make him believe the hitman completed the job and that she is dead. La’Myia Good plays Jade’s sister Leigh. Source: mylifetime.com.
Release Date:9/3/21; BET Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director:Coke Daniels Studio(s):Aloe Entertainment, BondIt Media Capital, Burke Management Flixville USA Running Time:Unknown
Cast:Cory Hardrict (Malik), Jasmine Burke (Imani), Taryn Manning (Karen), Gregory Alan Williams (Charles Wright), Brandon Sklenar (Officer Hill), , Mary Christina Brown (Jan), Dawn Halfkenny (Officer Thicke), Reece Odum (Officer Smith), Betsy Landin (Lily), Jaxon McHan (Kyle), Duane Finley (Security Tech), Veronika Bozeman (Fatima), Roger Dorman (Officer Mike Wind), Lorenzo Cromwell (Justice), Hunter Bodine (Ted), Ava Ann Gale (Miranda Wind), Norah Elin Murphy (Sarah).
Story:Taryn Manning will portray a fictional Karen in an upcoming suspense thriller about the infamous stereotype. In recent years, the name “Karen” has been popularly used to describe entitled, middle aged white women complaining at restaurants or retail establishments, often asking to “speak to the manager.” It has since been frequently used to refer to women calling the police on their Black neighbors for arbitrary reasons, a trend that often leads to the women suffering from public shaming and losing their jobs. The name has also been used for countless memes and social media posts.
Manning, who is producing the indie, will play Karen White, a woman who believes that races should stick to their “own kind” and carries this belief into her neighborhood. Corey Hardrict will star as Malik, a community and Black Lives Matter activist in Atlanta dedicated to his wife and fighting social injustices. When Malik and his wife Imani become Karen’s new neighbors, she makes it her personal mission to remove them from the neighborhood, by any means necessary. However, Imani and Malik don’t have time for this and aren’t going down without a fight. Sources: Deadline; Movieweb; IMDB. Photo Source: distractify.com.
Release Date:2/9/21; DVD Genre: Thriller/Drama Rating: NR Director:Jomae Scott & Vernon Snoop Robinson Studio(s):Jomae Productions Maverick Entertainment Running Time: 76 mins. Cast: Vernon “Snoop” Robinson, Phylicia Morgan, Nekima Horton Story: After a devastating childhood, Treasure tries to cope with the demons of her past without sabotaging her future; and it ain’t working! She tries to overcome her pain by surrounding herself with people that love her, only to find out that love really don’t love nobody. Source: Maverick Entertainment.
Release Date:2/2/21; DVD (Original Release Date – 4/30/20) Genre: Thriller Rating: R Director:Jonathn Milton Studio(s): Deal Breaker Studios, Maverick Entertainment Running Time:72 mins. Cast:Tamekia Madison, D’Kia Anderson, JD Laguerre
Story:A young married couple moves in a female childhood friend who the wife hasn’t seen in years. Slowly the house guest starts seducing the ones around her and people start dying. Can anyone stop her before it’s too late? Source: Maverick Entertainment.
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