Reflections, Perceptions and Misconceptions of Black Culture in Film
Release Date: 11/3/21; Netflix Genre: Drama/Western Rating: NR Director: Jeymes Samuel Studio(s): Netflix, Overbrook Entertainment Cast: Jonathan Majors as Nat Love; Idris Elba as Rufus Buck; Zazie Beetz as Stagecoach Mary; Lakeith Stanfield as Cherokee Bill; Delroy Lindo as Bass Reeves; Regina King as Trudy Smith; Danielle Deadwyler as Cuffee; Edi Gathegi as Bill Pickett; RJ…
Read More
a/k/a Jesus Was My Homeboy Release Date: 2/1/21; Sundance Film Festival & 2/12/21; HBO Max Genre: Biography Rating: R Director: Shaka King Studio(s): Bron Creative, MACRO Participant, Warner Bros. Pictures Running Time: 126 mins. Cast: Daniel Kaluuya (Fred Hampton), Lakeith Stanfield (William O’Neal), Jesse Plemons (Roy Mitchell), Dominique Fishback (Deborah Johnson), Ashton Sanders (Larry Roberson), Martin Sheen (J.…
Read More
Release Date: 2/14/20; In Theaters Genre: Drama/Romance Rating: PG-13 Director: Stella Meghie Studio(s): Universal; Will Packer Productions Running Time: Unknown Cast: Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chante Adams, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Y’lan Noel, Courtney B. Vance, Lil Rel Howery, Teyonah Parris. Details: The Photograph stars Issa Rae as Mae Morton, the estranged daughter…
Read MoreRelease Date: 2018 Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Boots Riley Studio(s): Significant Productions Running time: 105 mins. Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowler, Armie Hammer, Omari Hardwick. Story: Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield), a 30-something black telemarketer with self-esteem issues, discovers a magical selling power living inside of him. Suddenly he’s rising up the…
Read Morea/k/a Heretic Release Date: 1/21/18; Sundance Film Festival Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Joshua Marston Studio(s): Netflix Running time: 106 mins. Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, Lakeith Stanfield, Martin Sheen. Story: Every Sunday, Bishop Carlton Pearson—evangelical megastar, brilliant orator, and television host with millions of followers—preaches the fundamentalist gospel to six…
Read MoreRelease 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…
Read More