Podcasts by Fade to Black Cinema

AVA (Netflix) from 2021-01-06T09:19

An assassin becomes marked for death by her own black ops organization after questioning orders and breaking protocol.

The Mess You Leave Behind (Spain) Netflix from 2020-12-30T10:09

Helstrom (Hulu) from 2020-12-09T09:03

This was suppose to be one of those Marvel characters made for TV that would warrant a series.  Not what we thought.  Especially the last few episodes. Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daug...

Lovecraft Country (HBO) from 2020-12-02T08:47

We finally finish this amazing series on HBO about  black families living through the Jim Crow era and fighting not only against racism but witchcraft. Based on a book which in turn is based on H.P...

I may destroy you (HBO) from 2020-11-25T06:32

This was a critically acclaimed series from Great Britain that moved a lot of people with the uncomfortable reality it brings to the situation as well as the characters.   This takes you on a world...

The 40 year old version (Netflix) from 2020-11-18T09:45

A lot of little buzz jumped up on my reviews about this Sundance winner. Not realizing it was a New York movie as well as filmed in Black and White. I had no expectations whether good or bad, but s...

Black Box (amazon prime) from 2020-11-11T09:38

As a fan of Blumhouse films, I saw that Amazon was going to release a set of horror/Drama movie for their prime subscription.  One of these happened to be a black cast movie that had a very interes...

Perry Mason (HBO) from 2020-11-04T08:18

We were pretty stoked to sit down and see this beloved legal detective drama we use to watch staring Raymond Burr. Now that HBO took a stab at it. We wanted to see if it was worth the watch. Leg...

Time Trap (2017) Netflix from 2020-10-21T08:57

So this is a weird one. I’m usually into quality made movies or action packed epic films. Also If it is written well, a drama that catches my attention. But this recommendation was a 2017 B movi...

The Social Dilemma (Netflix) from 2020-10-07T08:54

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. 

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (Netflix) from 2020-09-30T08:28

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations ...

The Swamp (HBO) from 2020-09-23T06:18

The Swamp is an American documentary film about the fundraising and political culture on Capitol Hill and in Washington, DC. it chronicles the activities of three Republican congressmen: Matt Gaet...

Unknown origins (Argentina) from 2020-09-16T09:41

I try to check out a few foreign movies or TV shows a few times a month.  This interesting movie comes from Argentina and is all about comics, drama and heroes.  A touch of Cosplay and super villai...

Tenet - back to the movies from 2020-09-09T05:48

Being a huge Christopher Nolan Fan I was not going to let the Corona Virus stop me from seeing his new movie spectacular with his Black lead star.  This mind bending action thriller puts you back i...

The Umbrella Academy season 2 from 2020-09-02T09:34

Alicia and I sit down to watch season 2 of this cleverly created and directed Netflix show.  Because there are so many superhero shows out, we didn’t expect the encore to be as good as the first se...

Project Power (Netflix) from 2020-08-26T08:28

Some times we run into a movie everyone is checking out or happen to keep rotating into my Netflix queue. This one is a Jamie Foxx lead action thriller. A simple story line with an over zealous dir...

The Old Guard (Netflix) from 2020-08-19T05:11

As one of the top watched shoes on Netflix for awhile. I decided to watch this action movie with Charlize Theron. The fact that she is being deleted from the new Mad max reboot, I wanted to see w...

Homecoming season 2 from 2020-08-12T09:33

I sit down and watch the second season of home coming, confused with the story line and what new direction they would go to.  Also some characters that I was not too fond of but decided to give thi...

Dark (Netflix) subtitled (season 3) from 2020-08-05T07:00

So Dark is a well written Sci Fi phenomenon. Even in German the complexities and time travel concepts are top notch. We pick up after the Apocalypse occurs in their small town in Germany. And a...

DA -5 - BLOODS (Netflix) from 2020-07-29T05:47

Since we are Spike Lee fans but lately we have been a bit cautious of his recent releases.  We didn't run out to see his Netflix release about 5 black men from the Vietnam war going back tot he cou...

WestWorld Season 3 (HBO) from 2020-07-22T07:39

Alicia and I get into the 3rd season of the acclaimed HBO series WestWorld.  As extraordinary as the first 2 seasons were, we didn't know what to expect from this season because it seems as though ...

Killing Eve (Season 3) from 2020-07-15T07:36

This time Alicia and I amp dead into season 3, yes we saw season 2. We enjoyed it to the extent that we had to wait until the whole 8 episode was over so we could binge watch the whole...

The Lovebirds (Netflix) from 2020-07-08T07:09

Not really thinking this would be worth the look.  We decided to give Issa and Kumail a try since it is on Neflix On the brink of breaking up, a couple gets unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre ...

Trapped (Iceland) Amazon Prime from 2020-07-01T08:29

This crime drama follows members of a police department as they try to uncover a mystery against the elements. In a fjord near a small Icelandic town, a ferry arrives from Denmark with 300 passenge...

Defending Jacob from 2020-06-24T09:12

Apple TV + has a few shows on their channel that seems pretty interesting that we took the time to check out when it came up.  This month it was Captain America (Chris Evans) playing a lawyer who's...

Upload - Amazon Prime from 2020-06-17T09:33

Looking at the previews for this new TV series, I wasn't sure if this would be something I would find entertaining.  But here's the catch, Its about dying and your consciences is uploaded into a vi...

Ozark Season 3 (Netflix) from 2020-06-10T07:15

So Alicia and I finally get around to watching the 3rd season of Ozark on Netflix. What a very creative writing crew to continue to make this show fresh and some what unique to continue to watch. ...

extraction (Netflix) from 2020-06-03T07:58

So this movie on Netflix is number 1 in the nation. Mixed reviews about no story too much violence, blah, blah, blah. But I’m bored and want to see some stuff blown up. And your boy Thor is on h...

Tales from the loop (Amazon Prime) from 2020-05-27T06:59

This Amazon series was heavily advertised and touted as a great SCI FI  series.  From the works of a Swedish artist Simon Stalenhag, These 8 episodes were crated.  Obviously nothing I imagined it w...

The Plagues of Breslau (Netflix) from 2020-05-20T09:51

Another Netflix foreign film, and this one is from Poland.  Not many movies or shows I've seen come out of Poland but this one seemed like something worth while seeing.  This is the summary.  After...

The Decline (Netflix) from 2020-05-13T10:16

A fatal accident at a remote survivalist training camp sends participants into a panic - and sets the stage for a chilling showdown. Sounds good don’t it. Or does it. Well It starts off like a bunc...

The Mire (Netflix) from 2020-05-06T06:34

An 80's Polish investigative Netflix series gets you deeper and deeper into a murder mystery that a small town tries to keep their secrets, secrets, while two contrasting reporters battle to find ...

Tiger King (Netflix) from 2020-04-29T10:48

 So, this looked like it was going to be some silly animal activist redneck documentary that wasn't worth my time.  But some how, I started hearing about this guy Joe exotic that was plotting to ki...

Hunters (Amazon) from 2020-04-22T08:32

We sit down this week to look at a show that I really didn’t think would be worth my while. I’m not a big fan of Nazi and Jewish history unless its a bit unique and interesting. So when I saw som...

Black Movies streaming during the Corona Pandemic from 2020-04-15T08:49

Today being stuck in the house, Alicia and I find the best African American (or Black, your preference) movies worth watching during your “Shelter in place” time. And even if you have to work and ...

Altered Carbon 2 / Resleeved from 2020-04-08T08:43

After seeing the first season of Altered Carbon. I was ver interested in seeing where the next season would go and If they even considered making another one. So what did Netflix give us. A seco...

Kingdom (Netflix) Season 2 from 2020-04-01T09:36

 Today I sit down and watch the second season of Netflix original series Kingdom. I couldn't wait to see the second season for this and it was another 6 part series. Once again a great fantasy per...

The Outsider from 2020-03-25T10:06

Based on Stephen King's best-selling novel of the same name, "The Outsider" begins by following an investigation which at first seems like it will be simple and straightforward but things change as...

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey from 2020-03-18T09:29

A continuation of the Suicide squad saga.  We wanted  to see Margot Robbie in another one of her amazing roles.  Not being a big DC fan but hoping this would be better es...

The invisible man 2020 from 2020-03-18T07:32

We et out to check out a movie that seemed so intriguing that we had to see it on the opening day. With Elizabeth Moss leading the cast, (we love her) we had to see this remake of the classic HG We...

Marriage story from 2020-02-26T11:21

This movie was highly touted as a must see based on the sad and brutal effects of divorce. Very good performances and makes people have to really think about regardless of how you feel. Your part...

The Gentleman from 2020-02-19T10:37

So, being Guy Ritchie fans, we were dying to see what he was going to do with this new movie with an all star cast of characters, British and American. We see that he has matured with his techniq...

A beautiful day in the neighborhood/ Won't you be my neighbor from 2020-02-12T16:34:34

Growing up Alicia and I were big watchers of the Mr Rodgers TV show, So when they came out with a documentary as wells a motion picture of a portion of his life. We were interested in seeing it. ...

1917 (2020) from 2020-01-22T09:53

During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to de...

Star Wars - The rise of Skywalker from 2020-01-15T10:44

Alicia and I go out to see the last of the Skywalker saga or series and me. I really didn’t expect this to be better than the previous one because of the weak release prior to this. But we came ...

Bombshell 2019 from 2020-01-08T12:19

Alicia and I go out to see a story that we didn’t follow to closely but based on the amazing actresses that stared in this movi=e we had to see. The taken down of Roger Ailes but the top tier wome...

Knives Out from 2020-01-01T11:27

Alicia and I went out to see this new clue like whodunnit movie with an all star cast involved. Based on the clever dialogue as well as the acting provers that presented it self in the movie. We ...

Queen&Slim from 2019-12-25T10:30

This amazing love story layered with police violence and Black pride is a must see modern modified Bonnie and Clyde story without the gratuitous violence just for the hell of it. The writing, dire...

21 Bridges from 2019-12-18T12:32

 So we get to see another Chadwick Boseman movie hoping we would see his talent or another action movie he can show off his Black panther power lol.  Anyway we goy none of that, just a retool cop d...

Ford vs. Ferrari from 2019-12-11T12:34

Because Alicia loves fast cars. We had to go see this historic racing movie with Matt Damon and Christian Bale. An amazing movie about two great racers that Helped Ford when the worlds famous rac...

Shadow Netflix (Chinese) from 2019-12-04T11:51

 We sit down and binged watched a few Asian films after seeing the movie Parasite and this Chinese epic piece showed up on my radar for suggestions on Netflix.  A secret plot with an ongoing war be...

Parasite (Korean) from 2019-11-27T11:49

This Korean drama was awarded and praised at the Cannes film festival by the great Korean director Bong Joon Ho.  This was something I knew I wanted to see but wasn't sure if Alicia would be able t...

The Current War from 2019-11-20T11:14

This amazing documentary-drama tased on true stories and inventions by Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla. A great look at a time where ingenuity, innovated designs and advancement in tech was a war t...

Joker from 2019-11-13T11:00

An intense psychological look at how a killer comes to be. This comic book Legend comes to life on screen based on a concept that most people waited for years to find out the Origin story of Batma...

Mindhunter season 2 (Netflix) from 2019-11-06T13:34:04

I get to review a series that after seeing the first season, I really wanted to learn a lot more about the BSU that we followed during the Criminal minds TV series, This is based on an FBI agent th...

Unbelievable (Netflix) from 2019-10-23T09:53

When a teen reports being raped, then recants her story, two female detectives follow evidence that could reveal the truth; based on a true story

It Chapter 2 (Steven King) from 2019-10-16T05:14

We go see the second chapter of IT. The classic Stephen King novel plays out very well as the loser club is now all grown up. They return back to their town to battle the dreaded Pennyw...

Ad Astra from 2019-10-09T09:44

This was one of those movies that Alicia and I struggle to figure out if this is a good movie to see or just something to write off as a year Brad Pitt did a few movies. A space drama that plays a...

Fast&Furious presents Hobbs and Shaw from 2019-09-04T11:01

Since Alicia is a big fan of the fast and Furious series.  I begrudgingly dragged myself to see this smash and race movie.  The best thing about this movie going into it was not having Vin Diesel i...

Once upon a time....In Hollywood from 2019-08-28T10:18

We head out to see the 9th movie by Quentin Tarantino with mega stars Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.  I was real excited to see this movie because of the great writing and directing of Tarantino....

Stuber (2019) from 2019-08-21T11:41

Since it’s summer there are a few comedies that are being released that usually standout for the year. This one we thought would be one of them so went went out to see this new buddy film (cop/ civ...

Jessica Jones Season 3 (Netflix) Final Season from 2019-08-14T11:14

Sadly we sit down and watch the last season of Jessica Jones on Netflix the amazing female super hero played to perfection by Krysten Ritter. This last season Jessica continues to try to get her li...

The Lion King (2019) from 2019-08-07T10:16

We go to the cinema to see the Live Action Lion King with a litany of stars doing the voices.  Based on the 1994 animated movie.  This is the new thing that Disney is doing with their animated movi...

Stranger Things Season 3 (Netflix) from 2019-07-31T12:24

Once again a good day for binge watching got us to watch the entire 3rd season of Stranger things. Now, I read a few mixed reviews about this season, but for the most part I think most people had ...

Chernobyl (HBO) from 2019-07-24T09:29

We sit down and watch the mini series depicting the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Russia.  The gritty and powerful depiction of the events during that time was interesting and captivating.  Th...

When They See Us - Neflix from 2019-07-17T09:10

The Netflix series by Ava Duvenay about the tragedy inflicted on young teenagers named the Central Park Five. This reenacted series about five young boys wrongly convicted of raping a white woman i...

Spiderman - Far from home from 2019-07-10T07:17

We get to see the last Marvel movie of the year. With End game still leaving us sad, we get a light hearted view of Spiderman. A young boy trying to make adult decisions in an unstable world. We...

Anna - 2019 from 2019-07-03T09:36

Not our regular movie to go see but when I heard this was a Luc Besson action film.  I was going to at least check it out.  This action thriller of a Russian model /assassin tries to get her life b...

The Twilight Zone 2019 (Jordan Peele) from 2019-06-26T10:27

We sit down and binge watch the new Twilight zone narrated by Peele. His unique view of twisted reality and fantasy on a different level made us want to watch these episodes and see how he painted...

X-MEN: Dark Phoenix from 2019-06-19T09:25

Sooooo, Alicia and I go to the last of the Marvel series for Fox.  The last of the X-men series.  regardless of the bad reviews, we wanted to see this Marvel movie and see if this would transition ...

Godzilla - King of the Monsters 2019 from 2019-06-12T11:02

Growing up as big fans of the Japanese Kaiju movies. Godzilla and his bad of monsters were always our favorite afternoon or Saturday movie time. So after the newest reboot of Godzilla. Alicia an...

Game of thrones season 8 season finale from 2019-06-05T07:53

Really big fans of the John Wick series. We couldn’t wait to go see Part # of the series. Alicia and I always go to the movies to see a John Wick film because its huge, has big excitement with ho...

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum from 2019-05-29T11:54

Really big fans of the John Wick series. We couldn’t wait to go see Part # of the series. Alicia and I always go to the movies to see a John Wick film because its huge, has big excitement with ho...

Hanna the series - Hanna the Movie from 2019-05-22T13:29

We sit down and watch the Hanna series after we have enjoyed the Hanna movie released in 2011. This Amazon series expands the scope of the story and fills in gaps that the movie couldn’...

Close (Netflix) from 2019-05-15T06:23

Being a long time fan of Noomi Rapace from the “Girl with the dragon Tattoo” series (Millennial series) This movie about her being a female body guard was pretty interesting to me. How this bodyg...

Avengers: EndGame from 2019-05-08T07:17

Finally the end of the Avengers, Infinity stones, marvel phase 3 series. We waited to read any reviews, watch any new trailers and interviews associated to Endgame. With this 3 hour plus movie, w...

The 36 chambers of Shaolin series from 2019-05-02T10:02

This was odd. I decided to sit down and watch the 36 chambers of Shaolin series because the Wu Tang clan is out with their documentary. So to get a feel of what they based their group premise on....

Little (2019) from 2019-05-01T10:50

This week Alicia and I went to support Black movies and Issa Rae for her new feature film about a black woman entrepreneur that bullies everyone until she is reversed into her old self and has to f...

Polar (Netflix) from 2019-04-24T06:05

This Netflix movie looked like another version of John Wick but with one of favorite foreign actors Mads Mikkelsen.  An assassin that is on the verge of retiring is sent on his last mission only to...

CAM (Netflix) from 2019-04-17T11:41

This was an odd movie from Netflix that kept showing up in my feed. Basically a Cam girl (actresses that gets money from porn cam’s) that some how gets her identity stolen. Skip the profession s...

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings from 2019-04-11T11:38

I sit down and watch number 3 of the continued series about the famed Detective Dee. This one gets right back into the supernatural realm to solve the mystery of being falsely accused of treason. ...

Us - Jordan Peele from 2019-04-10T11:58

We watched Peele on his show a few times and felt he was a funny dude with a creative mind.  But after seeing Get out and knowing he was one of the producers of Spike Lee's Black KKKlansman.  We co...

Captain Marvel from 2019-04-03T09:58

So the long awaited lead female Marvel movie has arrived. We caught a glimpse at the end of Infinity wars but if you weren’t aware of the history. You had no idea what was coming. So this lead u...

Revenger (Netflix) from 2019-03-28T10:11

So this Netflix original is all about revenge of course. An ex cop whose family was killed by a gangster that was sent to a  criminal prison on an island.  Finds his way to the island to exact his ...

Alita - Battle Angel from 2019-03-27T10:08

So this late release of the James Cameron/Robert Rodriguez blockbuster was highly anticipated but got lost under the barrage of the DC and Marvel superhero movies. So it was pushed all the way int...

Russian Doll (Netflix) from 2019-03-20T10:29

Amazing short Netflix series about a woman for some reason keeps dying on the day of her birthday.  The humorous ways she dies and the way she tries not to die takes you on a crazy trip into this R...

Mad World (Hong Kong) from 2019-03-14T12:31

This emotional drama about an ex stockbroker who is diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder gets released from a mental institution and has to adjust to a society that sees him as a threat while he deals ...

Can you ever forgive me from 2019-03-13T09:52

Alicia and I are big fans of Melissa McCarthy so when she does something that catches our eye or something outrageous.  We make an effort to see her.  This being her first staring dramatic role, We...

The Night Comes For Us (Indonesia) from 2019-03-07T10:28

Now this fast pace action super drama is somethingI didn’t expect even though the reviews said to be prepared. A triad soldier decides to go against the wishes of the clan based on the killing of ...

If Beale Street Could Talk from 2019-03-06T10:01

This Movie was not on my list of must see even though it was an African American movie until I realized it was directed by Barry Jenkins.  The brilliant writer directer of Moonlight (Oscar winning)...

Accident (Hong Kong) from 2019-02-28T10:19

My next asian film comes from Hong Kong which centers on a hit man with some unique abilities,  This assassin has a crew that creates accidents for their victims so that people would not be able to...

Roma (Netflix) from 2019-02-27T10:52

If you followed my reviews, you know I love the work of Alfonso Cuaron.  So this B&W period piece made in Mexico was released with critical acclaim.  I wanted to take my time and watch it when I re...

Kingdom (Netflix) Season 1. from 2019-02-22T02:48

 Today I sit down and watch this extraordinary horror / drama TV series made for Netflix about waring Kingdoms as well as treachery within the kingdom to obtain power.  This six episode series is i...

The Favourite from 2019-02-20T09:01

This very interesting movie made by the Director: Yorgos Lanthimos with his two odd movies The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer Has created this piece period about a frail Queen who needs a...

Glass - motion picture 2019 from 2019-02-13T11:04

We get to see the final part of the trilogy superhero series from M. Night Shyamalan. Not hailed very highly by the critics, but if you saw the previous “Split” and “Unbreakable”. You Know where t...

Vice (motion picture) 2018 from 2019-02-06T09:38

So this one was another one of those movies that I hoped I would learn from as well as observe how so many government politicians welded power. Sitting through this I almost forgot about the co...

The Wife from 2019-01-30T10:52

Today we continue on our Oscar roll of movies and nominated actors (male and Female) Since Glenn Close won the Golden Globes. We decided to check out this controversial movie that centered on a gr...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from 2019-01-23T10:41

So today we went to see the smash hit “Into the Spider-verse” with the kids. I thought it looked cool because I never got a chance to follow Miles Morales when he was released in comic book form. ...

Aquaman (DC Universe) from 2019-01-16T10:26

I'm trying my best to be very fair and objective when i watch Marvel movies and DC movies.  But after seeing the weak Justice League production, I wasn't very inspired to see the new release of a D...

Mary Poppins Returns/Mary Poppins (1964) from 2019-01-09T10:45

Alicia and I wanted to see this movie because we remember from our childhood watching Mary Poppins over and over. Black children watching a British nanny take care of the children of an affluent f...