Category: Upcoming Films

Deuces

Release Date:  April 2017; Netflix
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  TV-MA
Running Time:  87 mins.
Director:  Jamal Hill
Studio:   Flavor Unit Entertainment, Netflix.

Cast: Larenz Tate (Deuces), Meagan Good (Janet Foster), Rotimi (Face), Rick Gonzalez (Papers), La La Anthony (Detective Diaz), Lance Gross (Jason), Antonique Smith (Tanya).

Story:  Detective Jason Foster goes undercover to take down a crime ring that has been impenetrable by the police department for years. However, Foster finds himself drawn in by the unique persona of ringleader Stephen “Deuces” Brooks and the dual life that he leads. The mission is further complicated when Janet Foster also falls under Deuce’s spell.  Source:  Shadow & Act.

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Illicit

Release Date:  5/23/17 (VOD & DVD)
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  120 mins.
Director:  Corey Grant
Studio(s):   New Breed Entertainment, Breaking Glass Pictures
Cast:  David Ramsey, Shireen Crutchfield, Mckinley Freeman, Michele Weaver, Lanett Tachel, Tank, Essence Atkins, Dionne Gipson, Dean Cain, Vivica A. Fox.

Story:  Sasha and Guy’s marriage is tested when they are independently seduced by sexy, young lovers, both with dark pasts and hidden nefarious agendas.  Source:  Official Site, Illicitmovie.com.

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Little Boxes

Release Date:  4/14/17; In Theaters & VOD (2016)
Genre:  Drama/Comedy
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  84 mins.
Director:  Rob Meyer
Studio:   Kid Noir Productions, Mighty Engine, Related Pictures, Netflix

Cast:  Nelsan Ellis (Mack), Melanie Lynskey (Gina), Armani Jackson (Clark), Oona Laurence (Ambrosia), Miranda McKeon (Julie), Janeane Garofalo (Helena).

Story:  Little Boxes is a dramedy that tells the story of an interracial family from New York that moves to the mundane, overwhelmingly white suburb of Rome, Washington. As you may suspect, things don’t really go well for the family.

It’s the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new biracial kid in a very white town. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act “more black,” he fumbles to meet expectations. Meanwhile, his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina try to adjust to small-town living. Accustomed to life in New York, the tight-knit family is ill-prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents. They soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new context.Source:  Variety; Shadow & Act.

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NOLA Circus

Release Date:  4/21/17; In Theaters (2015)
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  86 mins.
Director:  Luc Annest
Studio(s):   illicit Producers, The Nola Circus Production, XLrator Media.
Cast:  Martin Bats Bradford (Will), Vas Blackwood (Marvin), Jessica Morali (Nola), Reginal Varice (Denzel), Kamille McCuin (Karen) Corey Parker (Hathi).

Story:   Nola Circus chronicles the lives of the inhabitants of a black neighborhood in a town on the Mississippi River, the lives that intercross around two barber shops facing each other on the main street. On one side there is Will, a black hairdresser who preaches against racial prejudices while having a secret affair with Nola, a young white woman who is dreaming of Broadway.

On the other, there is Marvin, a well-known sex addict who’s having a passionate affair with Karen, a small time pot dealer.  The tensions sharpen on the day when Denzel, Nola’s super protective brother, starts sinking into compulsive jealousy, the day when three Ku Klux Klan members show up at Will’s place to kidnap him.  Source:  Official site.

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Live Cargo

Release Date:  3/31/17; Limited (2016)
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Black & White
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  88 mins.
Director:  Logan Sandler
Studio(s):   SimonSays Entertainment, Gunpowder & Sky

Cast:  Dree Hemingway (Nadine), Lakeith Stanfield (Lewis), Robert Wisdom (Roy), Sam Dillon (Myron), Leonard Earl Howze (Doughboy).

Story:   Following a devastating loss, Nadine and Lewis retreat to a small Bahamian island where Nadine’s family has kept a house for many years. As they try to heal and move forward with their relationship, the community on the island shows signs of unraveling — with the island’s mayor squaring off against Doughboy, a human trafficker who manipulates the impressionable homeless teenager Myron into assisting with his smuggling operation.  Source:  Official site.

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CopAholic

copaholicRelease Date:  4/4/17; DVD
Genre:  Action
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  80 mins.
Director:  Matondo Kiantandu
Studio(s):   MGFame Entertainment, Maverick Entertainment.
Cast:   Matondo Kiantandu (Detective Lee Freeman/Tim), Bret E. Benson (Detective Sam Toney/Michael), Demorian Lizana (Ray), Anastasiya Rul (Candace).

Story:  Two cops go undercover to investigate a known killer and drug dealer who hides his identity behind a ski mask. When one cop has his fiancé kidnapped and is blackmailed to turn against both sides, his partner is under pressure to kill him. Between corruption within the department and the cops themselves, they must overcome many obstacles. Will corruption prevent them from taking down enemy?  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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