Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by writer and director Rochée Jeffrey (SMILF, Grown-ish) to cover Love Lies Bleeding, directed by Rose Glass, written by Rose Glass and Weronika Tofilska, starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris. Together, they go deep on body building, steroids, what literally and figuratively happens at the end of the movie, violence, how the movie's erotic beats work with its vengeance beats, Glass' eye for detail and skill at crafting images, going gloveless when unclogging a toilet, how bad fashion was in the 80s, why the Wayans haven't made an A24 parody movie, and much, much more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Divorce in the Black, written and directed by Tyler Perry, starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict. Together, they run down the sheer number of Tyler Perry movies they've covered on the podcast, the cast's careers to date, Tyler Perry's own dating situation, whether or not people watched Divorce in the Black, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, written and directed by Mark Molloy, screenplay by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Eten, story by Will Beall, starring Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot, and Kevin Bacon. Together, they cover the state of sequels as a whole, the Beverly Hills Cop franchise's weird naming conventions, Axel's completely rocking theme, how this director got the keys to the franchise, what stage we're at in Eddie being back, and much, much more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by production designer Brittany Ingram (Astronomy Club) to cover A Quiet Place: Day One, written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, story by John Krasinski and Michael Sarnoski, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolf, and Djimon Hounsou. Together, they cover the brothers Wolf, the career of the director to date, where to start, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Atlas, directed by Brad Peyton, written by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite, starring Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, and Mark Strong. Together, they go deep on J. Lo's acting career, the degree to which actors other than J. Lo are, in fact, in the movie, where its reported $100 million production budget possibly went, how soon we can expect the first robo-soldier, their preferred A.I. war-movies, and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Babes, directed by Pamela Adlon, written by Ilana Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, starring Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bernhard, Stephan James, and Hasan Minhaj. Together, they cover their connections to the cast and creators, how well the film captures New York, how fun it is to see a splashy comedy in theaters, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Bad Boys: Ride or Die, directed by Adil & Bilall, written by Chris Bremner and Will Beall, starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Rhea Seehorn, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Hadish, and Joe Pantoliano. Together, they cover the franchise's odd naming conventions, how much action the film does, in fact, have, its big opening weekend, how it stacks up against the other three Bad Boys, how well its comedy works, when the bad boys will finally retire, and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Jerah and Jon are joined by comedian Teruko Nakajima (Made in America) to cover Godzilla Minus One, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. Together, they cover which Godzilla movies they've seen, which Godzilla series they've seen, the Godzilla Minus One's stunning, Oscar-winning visual effects, and much, much more. Listen to the full episode on Patreon and Red Circle's Exclusive Feed! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Madame Web, directed by S.J. Clarkson, written by Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker, and S.J. Clarkson, story by Kerem Sanga, Matt Sazama, and Burke Sharpless, starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott. Together, they cover what Madame Web means re: movies being back, what the choice to set the film in 2003 ultimately does for the plot, what we do and don't know about the spider-people, how much of the film takes place in a cab, if it's the worst superhero movie, and much, much more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering The American Society of Magical Negroes, written and directed by Kobi Libii, starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, and An-Li Bogan. Together, they cover the first time they heard of the trope of the Magical Negro, the Black Eyed Peas both pre and post Fergie, all before Bray makes a big transition to start the show. Listen to the full episode on Patreon and Red Circle's Exclusive Feed! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James and Jon are covering Talk to Me, written by Danny Philipou and Bill Hinzman, directed by Danny Philipou and Michael Philipou, and starring Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffenson. Together, they cover the types of horror movies they're fans of, that this movie is not the 2007 Don Cheadle/Kasi Lemmons film of the same name, the degree to which it feels like an A24 movie despite being an A24 acquisition, just how (effectively) annoying the kid performances are, the film's depiction of possession as a social media phenomenon, scary hands, and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James and Jon are joined by writer and director Shawtane Bowen (Astronomy Club) to cover Get Rich or Die Tryin', written by Terence Winter, directed by Jim Sheridan, and starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller, and Viola Davis. Together, they cover the disconnect between the critical and popular consensus around the movie, the Drake/Kendrick beef, the status of the "hood classic," getting hit with baseballs, the movie's dicks, which performances work, 50 Cent's career as a producer, the experience of seeing the film in the theater in 2005, and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James and Jon are joined by writer and actor Caroline Martin (Astronomy Club, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) to cover Challengers, written by Justin Kurtizkes, directed by Luca Guadagnino, and starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist. Together, they cover everybody's tennis experiences, what exactly the deal is with Pickleball, the film's complicated timeline, if the sexy tennis movie has enough sex, how windy it actually is in Atlanta, Zendaya's career as a leading actor, what everyone thought of the ending, and much more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by writer and radio host Mariah Smith (Grown-ish, Smith Sisters Live) to cover Mea Culpa, written by Tyler Perry, directed by Tyler Perry, and starring Kelly Rowland, Trevante Rhodes, Nick Sagar, Sean Sagar, RonReaco Lee, and Shannon Thornton. Together, they cover Tyler Perry's constant output, the movie's cheekage, its tangled web of a plot, mixture of tones, and depiction of colorism, the power of Trevante Rhodes on the red carpet, "deviant behavior," paint... everywhere, and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering the 2024 remake of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, screenplay by Chuck Hayward, story by Chuck Hayward, Neil Landau, and Tara Ison, directed by Wade Allain-Marcus, and starring Simone Joy Jones, Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams, Jermaine Fowler, June Squibb, and Nicole Richie. Together, they cover the film's oddly underwhelming promotion, why it landed an R rating, what audience it's exactly pitched to, if 25 is or is not old, what the Tyra Banks/Nicole Richie casting swap was about, and more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are joined by writer and actor Rekha Shankhar (Digman, Grand Crew) to cover Monkey Man, screenplay by Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, and John Collee, directed by Dev Patel, and starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher, and Adithi Kalkunte. Together, they cover the film's winding road to a theatrical release, just how exciting it is to see Dev Patel debuting as an action director, the incredible look of the film, the cache Jordan Peele brought to the mix, its brutal fight beats, the considerable amount of biting, whether or not movies are, again, back, and much more! Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Screenplay by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, and Jeremy Slater, story by Terry Rossio, Adam Wingard, and Simon Barrett, directed by Adam Wingard, and starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Together, the guys debate whether or not the movies are back, who are/aren't, in fact, the "big two," the specifics of Hollow Earth, the kaijus' general relationship with humanity, Mothra, just how elaborate the Godzilla franchise as a whole is, which of the recent kaiju films has the best cast, and more.SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND OUR BACK CATALOG OF 400+ EPISODES: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/7655b7ec-dc57-47c9-ab96-1a8fa02f6573/exclusive-content JOIN OUR PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/BMCJFOLLOW BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD]:https://twitter.com/blackmenpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/blackmenpodcastBUY BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/black-men-can-t-jump-in-hollywoodProduced by Skyler HanrathOur Sponsors:* Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Big Momma's House, the 2000 crime comedy written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer, directed by Raja Gosnell, starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, and Terrence Howard. Together, they cover the importance of Lawrence's career to the podcast, who did and didn't pop in comedy films in the 2000s and 2010s, what still works about the movie, what doesn't, just how much Madea owes to Big Momma, Kat Williams, and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Blue Beetle, one of the last movies made before DC's James Gunn era. Written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, and starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez, the film released in August of 2023. Together, the guys cover the strong performances, whether or not origin stories can land at this late stage of the comic book movie boom, the host of factors that ultimately hampered its box office run, the family dynamic anchoring the plot, what the Scarab means for Jaime's sex life, and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering the 2024 Oscars. Together, they talk about Bray's experience attending in-person, the awards they were surprised by, the awards they weren't, the stage banter that worked, John Cena's naked presenting, what it was like to see certain films pick up momentum while others didn't, their viewing experiences, Wes Anderson the short filmmaker, and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Earnin and use my code Jump for a great deal: www.earnin.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy