Episodes

  • 1.3 - Is Purple Rain a Black Film? Conversation with Prince superfans Shed G & Tonie Jones.

    1.3 - Is Purple Rain a Black Film? Conversation with Prince superfans Shed G & Tonie Jones.
    May 22 2020
    Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the life of Prince and his first feature film Purple Rain. As always, we discuss our favorite and least favorite scenes, lines, and triva, from the film. Along with discussing our memories we also examine the film through it categories to determine whether or not Purple Rain is a Black film...or not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackflix/message See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • 1.5 - The Pursuit of Happyness

    1.5 - The Pursuit of Happyness
    May 22 2020
    My friend and mentor Kenneth Crowley if the Crowley Foundation is my guest host. We examine The Pursuit of Happyness and the themes and messages and lessons it presents. We discuss the benefits and challenges of father/son working relationships and my 8 year old son Julian a.ka. "The Buddha" makes a cameo to give his take on the film Check out the Crowley Foundation here: https://crowleycollegeprep.com Check out their podcast here: https://anchor.fm/crowleyfoundation Make sure to subscribe and follow The BlackFlix podcast on all our social media.  Facebook: @blackflixpcast  IG: @blackflixpodcast  Twitter: @blackflixpcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackflix/message See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 1.4 - Juice with comedian Matt Roberts

    1.4 - Juice with comedian Matt Roberts
    Apr 19 2020
    My good friend and extremely funny comedian Matt Roberts is my guest host. We share a ton of laughs as we examine the cultural significance, the themes, and entertainment factor of Ernest Dickerson's film staring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur. As always we explore whether or not Juice is a "Black" film. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackflix/message See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • 1.2 - Is The Color Purple a Black Movie? with Librarian Janet Damon

    1.2 - Is The Color Purple a Black Movie? with Librarian Janet Damon
    Apr 7 2020
    In this extended episode Black female educator, librarian, and my friend Janet Damon examine the classic and controversial film The Color Purple. We discuss the implied and explicit themes of the book including the legacy of slavery, sexual abuse and sexually liberation, plus the cast, the social impact of the film and much, much more! I apologize for the poor sound quality of my mic in the first half of the show. Hopefully the conversation is engaging enough to make up for it. Also, I added audio clips from the movie to the show to remind you of some of the most iconic and favorite scene! The link for the video to new movies that Janet mentioned is https://t.co/0qdVHwe5B9. Make sure to join in by leaving a message on Anchor or on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. If you enjoy this podcast you can support us with a small monthly subscription! Please enjoy! Thanks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackflix/message See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    2 hrs and 42 mins
  • 1.1 - Is The Princess and the Frog a Black movie ft. my Princess and daughter Aijah McMillan

    1.1 - Is The Princess and the Frog a Black movie ft. my Princess and daughter Aijah McMillan
    Apr 3 2020
    Inaugural episode of The BlackFlix podcast. My special guest host is also my daughter and we discuss Disney's The Princess and the Frog. Is this Disney's first (and only) animated Black movie or is it just another Princess in distress with I'm Blackface? We examine whether or not this movie is "Black" or not and why or why not. We talk about some of the social and cinematic themes, the cast, and the soundtrack and how this film qualifies as Black...or does it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackflix/message See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • BlackFlix Launch and Introduction 0.0

    BlackFlix Launch and Introduction 0.0
    Apr 2 2020
    Introducing a show about classic to contemporary "Black" movies and what makes them Black...or not. Meet Jonathan McMillan your host as he takes about what he hopes the show will grow to become. He'll share the concept behind the launch of the show, the categories which will be discussed about each film and other discussion topics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackflix/message See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    30 mins