The Black Guys on White Movies Show

This week we journey back to New York for the movie Metropolitan and see how the white debutantes party. We talk about wealth and look closely at how white culture views itself and why it would rather not. This was a great movie for the podcast! Like, Subscribe, Follow, and pass it along.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we look at David O'Russell's Three Kings. We talk war movies and culture and America's place in it. Also we crown George Clooney the king of heist movies. Enjoy.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

Happy Halloween from us to you with the original Michael Myers Halloween movie. We talk white fears and the suburban fright and we wonder what a Black Halloween icon could look like, if one can even really exist. Follow on socials @bearcov @brandonjgardnerSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we take a look at A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood the sort of biopic about American Legend, Mr. Rogers. We look at what it means to be a good dude, how Black people are often props for someone's goodness and we take down everyone's daddy issues. Follow on socials @bearcov @brandonjgardner.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we talk classic sports film Hoosiers and Aaron recounts what high school hoops is like his home state, Indiana. We talk 1951 midwest, the racism left out of this movie and hoops, hoops, hoops. Find us on socials @bearcov @brandonjgardnerSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week it's our most conflicted episode as we talk Lena Dunham's directorial debut Gir..I mean Tiny Furniture. Subscribe! Find us online @bearcov @brandonjgardner. Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We're back for season 2 with the classic Terminator 2: Judgment Day. We talk about how white culture views the apocalypse and the impending singularity, progress vs maintenance in daily life and naked Arnold. Like, Subscribe and Enjoy. find us online@bearcov@brandonjgardnerSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week, we abide just like the iconic lead character of The Big Lebowski. We talk the privilege to live like the dude, to idolize his ethos and to make a movie featuring so many wild characters. Also, this is our last episode until the fall. Enjoy the summer everyone. Black movie pick of the week, Pootie Tang.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we take a look at Top Gun! The original fighter pilot blockbuster. We talk inappropriate bathroom stalking and homo-eroticism. We lament the loss of movie ballads and romance and wonder what does this movie teach the young white male of it's time and how has that influenced society and most importantly Superhero movies. Black movie pick of the week is the upcoming biopic Devotion. Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we talk Ferris Bueller's Day Off. We talk privilege from the suburban mansions to being able to skip school without a truancy officer following you. But it's all fun because the movie is charming and Hughes, genius. Also Brandon casts a 200 million dollar worthy remake. Black movie pick of the week: House Party. Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we head to the shire and discuss the first Lord of the Rings film, The Fellowship of the Ring. We talk about the accessibility of fantasy, colorblind casting, the power of the trinket, the power of the nerd and... a lot of stuff really. We could have gone as long as the movie itself. Black movie of the week: The Wiz!Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we watch Scream a 90s pop culture phenomenon on a movie. We talk about the dominance of white suburbia and bad boyfriends in 90s movies and culture. We sing Matthew Lillard's praises, have fun casting "Soul Scream", denounce the idea of Black cards and racials drafts and at the end Aman tells us about an eventful wake in a bar. Black movie of the week, Def by Temptation.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we talk the Adam McKay and Will Ferrell collab Talladega Nights. How does McKay at the same time take shots at and embrace conservative white America? Is white humor primarily verbal and is that why it doesn't translate overseas? How about the physical comedy of Mr. Bean and Bollywood then? How absurd can a movie even be?!?! All this and more including the Black movie pick of the week: Soul Plane.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we talk Jackie Brown and Quentin Tarantino. We talk the lone Oscar nomination while Pam and Sam got snubbed! We talk n-word, why don't minorities get the freedom granted to QT, my dreams of directing a George Washington movie, Black directors on white movies and vice versa, Aman's fire alarm keeps going off and much much more. Black movie pick of the week: Set It Off and also somehow The Player's Club. Enjoy!Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We love animation! This week we talk Netflix's The Mitchells vs. The Machines. A fun, over the top, zany movie that got us thinking about family, what does a 90s dad look like and how does representation look in animation? Black movie pick of the week: Bebe's Kids.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we explore the intersection of magic and 90's rom coms. What happens when a movie is super white but doesn't feel like it?! Or does it?! Who knows but it was sure a fun movie to get into. Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

This week we get into Legally Blonde a star turn for Reese Witherspoon and a movie that also played a pivotal roll in the dating life of our own Aman Adumer. How white is Legally Blonde and should it be an even bigger franchise?Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We take a long at the latest in the James Bond Franchise. How white is James Bond? Does it matter? And we talk spectacle story telling! Enjoy with a martini shaken or stirred.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

Happy St. Patrick's Day. This week we present The Departed, that police corruption, star laden, Boston set, Oscar winning Scorese masterpiece and ask the question 'how white is this movie? and... about that director.....Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

We go back into the batcave to unpack a few lingering Batman thoughts.Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

With a new version releasing we revisit the 1989 Batman starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton and ask "how white is this movie?". Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

The 1993 family comedy Dave starring Kevin Kline. We get into the movie around the 20 minute mark. Also please forgive our sound at times, we're working on the mic situation!Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

The film thats sweeping this award season, this week we talk The Power of the Dog and ask the important question, how white is this movie? Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

In our debut episode we look at Wes Anderson's latest feature The French Dispatch and try to determine, how white is this movie?Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214

Join us on an adventure as we try to answer the age old question, "How White is this movie?"Support the showhttps://www.instagram.com/black_guys_on_white_movieshttps://www.youtube.com/blackguysonwhitemovieshttps://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/65911790-black-guys-on-white-movies-podcast?store_id=3540214