On this week's episode, we discuss the one. The only. The movie that started it all. No, not the one where the train comes at the screen. It's... INDEPENDENCE DAY! Will Smith's breakout, featuring the sexy nerd Jeff Goldblum. We talk about what it takes to head up a franchise, who the everyman is in the Hunger Games, and, of course, we welcome some aliens to Earth.---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood

Independence Day

James' wife Katharine is back on the pod to discuss the Netflix hit rom-com, Always Be My Maybe, starring and co-written by Ali Wong and Randall Park (along with Michael Golamco). They chat about how the movie integrated Asian culture, the importance of food in the film (our hosts do a deep dive into their own "cooking"),  and of course, Keanu's cameo. But first, the guys give their take on Lena Waithe's recent comments on black movie stars and financing black indie films.---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Always Be My Maybe (ft. Katharine Lerner)

On this week's episode, we discuss the Men In Black spinoff, Men In Black International, starring Tessa Thompson & Chris Hemsworth, directed by F. Gary Gray. We talk about the over-saturation of franchises, Thompson & Hemsworth as a duo, and whether there will be another MIB movie, and more! Plus, which one of us has the best Liam Neeson impression?---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Men In Black International

Today we discuss Ma, the newly released horror/thriller starring Octavia Spencer. We talk about the way the film explores the idea of the villain, teenage group mentality, and Spencer's departure from her usual roles. Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Life is Short with Justin Long finds the actor sitting down with some of the funniest and most intriguing people of today, like Dax Shepard, Olivia Wilde and Neil Patrick Harris. No topics are out of bounds, and no questions are too personal. Subscribe to Life is Short with Justin Long and start listening at wondery.fm/lifeisshort

Introducing Life is Short with Justin Long

This week, we discuss the new Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie. We talk about the casting choices, how we think the film will be received by various audiences, and the musical numbers. We also question why Ritchie was chosen to direct this film, and if it's actually just Hitch the sequel? 

Aladdin

Today we talk about the newly released Netflix film See You Yesterday, produced by Spike Lee. We discuss our personal opinions on time travel, casting black actors in this classic storyline, the "suggested content" on Netflix, and more. Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

See You Yesterday

In todays episode we discuss the newly released Pokémon Detective Pikachu, directed by Rob Letterman and starring Ryan Reynolds & Justice Smith. We talk about our own histories with Pokémon, the way humor is used in the film, who this movie is for, and the original Pokémon characters vs. the new ones. ---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

This week we discuss the 2001 release, Baby Boy, written and directed by John Singleton. We talk about how the film represents gender dynamics and male maturity, Taraji P. Henson's performance, and more. ---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Baby Boy

This week, we sit down to talk about the not-so-great sequel to a masterpiece, Men In Black II. We talk about how Will Smith's performance changes from the first film to the second, who deserves to get neuralyzed and why, and, once and for all, how genuinely good Hancock is.---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Men In Black II

In this Millie Tamirez & Monique Moses podcast takeover (featuring Jonathan Braylock), we discuss Homecoming, the newly released Beyonce concert film. We talk about Beyonce as a savvy business woman who maintains a specific message, how the film humanizes her and explores her process, and whether or not Beyonce is recognized by the institutionally white awards ceremonies.---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Homecoming ft. Milly Tamarez & Monique Moses

This week, we are joined in the studio by Karen Sepulveda to talk about the new release Little, starring Regina Hall and Issa Rae. We talk about how well the film was released, Kenya Barris's role and her history working on Blackish, the way the film approached the romantic storyline, and much more. ---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Little ft. Karen Sepulveda

This week we're joined by Tristan Griffin to discuss the 1993 release, Menace II Society. We talk about Tupac originally being cast, the racist confirmation bias as it presents itself in the film, systemic oppression, toeing the line of glorification, and more.Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content! https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Menace II Society ft. Tristan Griffin

This week, we discuss Jon's all time favorite movie, The Matrix. We talk about the heavy-hitter actors who were approached to do this movie before the cast was ultimately assembled, how thought out every shot of the film is, Keanu Reeves' particular way of emoting (and how well it works in this role), and how The Matrix was slighted at the Oscars. ---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content!: https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

The Matrix

This week, we discuss the newly released Us, Jordan Peele's follow-up to the potentially unsurpassable Get Out. We talk about Lupita finally getting to use an American accent in a film, how the themes of Us might paradoxically weaken the movie, and we debate whether it's scarier to see the front or the back of your head in a mirror. ---Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood has launched a Patreon! Sign up now to get access to exclusive BONUS content!: https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ

Us ft. Rachel Pegram

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood] is a comedic podcast that reviews films with leading actors of color in a major motion picture and analyzes them in the context of race and Hollywood's diversity issues. Hosted by Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan, and James III. BMCJ is an iTunes Editor's Choice podcast and has reached #2 on the iTunes Film/TV charts. BMCJ has also been covered by multiple websites including Huffington Post, Splitsider, Salon, The Daily Dot, and more.

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