Fatal Affair

Release Date:  7/16/2020; Netflix
Genre:   Drama
Rating:   NR
Director:  Peter Sullivan
Studio(s):   Hybrid, Netflix

Cast:   Nia Long (Ellie), Omar Epps (David), Stephen Bishop (Michael), Aubrey Cleland (Brittany), Maya Stojan (Courtney), Kj Smith (Deborah), Jason-Shane Scott (Travis), Carolyn Hennesy (Janice), Fredella Calloway (Dr. Beverly), Estelle (Linda).

Story:   Ellie (Nia Long) tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus (Stephen Bishop) after a brief encounter with an old friend David (Omar Epps) only to find that David is more dangerous and unstable than she’d realized.  Source:  Black Film.

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2 Minutes of Fame

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Release  Date:  6/16/2020 ; DVD/VOD
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:   R
Director:   Leslie Small
Studio(s):   Codeblack Entertainment, Lionsgate
Running Time:  97 mins.

Cast:  Kimrie Lewis, Keke Palmer, Katt Williams, RonReaco Lee, Jay Pharoah, Reatha Grey, Valery M. Ortiz, Madeleine Byrne, Jim Wise, Jonny Berryman

Story:   After his impressions of a comedian named Marques (Katt Williams) make him an online sensation, Deandre (Jay Pharoah) goes to L.A. with dreams of stand-up stardom. But his girlfriend (Keke Palmer) needs him to be a stand-up guy and help raise their young son. Marques, the reigning king of comedy, isn’t about to give up his throne, and plots a rude—and hilarious—awakening for Deandre in this laugh-out-loud comedy with a heart.  Source:  onvideo.org.

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Body Cam

Release Date:  7/14/20; DVD (Original Release – 5/19/20)
Genre:  Horror
Rating:  R
Director:  Malik Vitthal
Studio(s):  BET Films, Paramount Players, Ace Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
Running Time:  96 mins.

Cast:  Mary J. Blige as Renee Lomito-Smith, Nat Wolff as Danny Holledge, David Zayas as Sergeant Kesper, David Warshofsky as Darlo Penda, Demetrius Grosse as Gary, Anika Noni Rose as Taneesha Branz, Lance E. Nichols as Pastor Thomas Jackson, Lara Grice as Detective Susan Hayes, Ian Casselberry as Kevin Ganning, Phillip Fornah as Gabe Roberts, Naima Ramos-Chapman as Maria Birke, Mason Mackie as DeMarco, Jibrail Nantambu as Christopher, Sylvia Grace Crim as Pierce.

Story:  When a routine traffic stop results in the unexplained, grisly death of her colleague, a cop (Mary J. Blige) realizes footage of the incident will play for her eyes only. As the attacks mount, she races to understand the supernatural force behind them.  Source(s):  IMDB, Collider.

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Protégé

Release Date:   6/16/20; DVD
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:  Nelson J. Davis
Studio(s):   Film Architectz
Running Time:  70 mins.

Cast:   Nelson J. Davis, David Melvin, Monica Crumpler, Jason Hill

Story:   Alonso’s wife leaves him because of financial strain in their marriage which stems from the taxi company Alonso’s deceased father left him. He is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the company going and seeks revenge against anyone he thinks is getting in his way.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Hamilton

Release Date:   7/3/2020; Disney+
Genre:   Biography/Historical
Rating:   PG-13
Director:   Thomas Kail
Studio(s):   Walt Disney Pictures, 5000 Broadway Productions, RadicalMedia
Running Time:  160 mins.

Cast:   Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), Chris Jackson (George Washington), Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Anthony Ramos (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler/ Maria Reynolds), Jonathan Groff (King George III).

Story:   Live recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2015 Broadway musical of the same name.  Hamilton tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow.  The show’s music draws heavily from hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, and traditional-style show tunes and casts non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures.  Source:  Wikipedia.

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Da 5 Bloods


Release Date:  6/12/20; Netflix
Genre:   Drama
Rating:  R
Director:  Spike Lee
Studio(s):  40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Netflix
Running Time:  154 mins.

Cast:  Delroy Lindo (Paul), Jonathan Majors (David), Norm Lewis (Eddie), Clarke Peters (Otis), Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (Melvin), Chadwick Boseman (Norman), Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser (Simon), Jean Reno, Veronica Ngo (Hanoi Hannah), Giancarlo Esposito, Johnny Tri Nguyen.

Story:  The story of four African American Vets – Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.), who return to Vietnam searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure.  Our heroes, joined by Paul’s concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature, while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.  Source:  IMDB; Vanity Fair.

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