EPISODE · Nov 7, 2019 · 2H 17M
SSNP 322 | "Harriet" and "Dolemite is My Name": Shades of Blackness
from Say Something Nice Podcast Network
The SSN Crew returns to discuss two very different new movies featuring Black actors. First up is "Harriet," the hotly-debated biopic about Black American hero Harriet Tubman embroiled in multiple controversies, some reasonable, some blatant lies. Does the movie do justice to our legend, or is it a white savior movie featuring an implausible interracial love story? Or...is it neither? Then, we review Eddie Murphy's return to form in "Dolemite is My Name," with its look at the making of a blaxploitation classic and star turns for Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Mike Epps, a heavily wigged T.I., and Da'Vine Joy Randolph. Plus, reviews of the first two episodes of HBO's new "Watchmen" series, the BET+ streaming show "Bigger," Taika Watiti's Oscar-bait Nazi dramedy "Jojo Rabbit," and Tyler Perry's new BET shows "The Oval" and "Sistas". SHOW NOTES: 0:00:00: Pre-Show 0:04:52: Say Something Real: Reviews ◦ Harriet (Film, 2019) Non-Spoiler Discussion & Twitter controversy (SPOILERS from 17:13 to 30:47) ◦ Hairspray (Film, 2007) ◦ Noah's Arc (TV, Logo) ◦ The Boys (TV, Amazon Prime) ◦ Jojo Rabbit (Film, 2019) ◦ Dolemite is My Name (Film, 2019) ◦ Watchmen (TV, HBO) ◦ Batwoman (TV, CW) ◦ Isn’t It Romantic (Film, 2019) ◦ Bigger (TV, BET+) ◦ The Oval (TV, BET) ◦ Sistas (TV, BET) ◦ Carnival Row (TV, Amazon Prime) ◦ Titans (TV, DC Universe) WHERE TO FIND OUR SHOW: Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup Want to help support the show? Visit http://ssnpodcast.com/donate/ to leave us a PayPal donation! Check us out on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast
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The SSN Crew returns to discuss two very different new movies featuring Black actors. First up is "Harriet," the hotly-debated biopic about Black American hero Harriet Tubman embroiled in multiple controversies, some reasonable, some blatant lies. Does the movie do justice to our legend, or is it a white savior movie featuring an implausible interracial love story? Or...is it neither? Then, we review Eddie Murphy's return to form in "Dolemite is My Name," with its look at the making of a blaxploitation classic and star turns for Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Mike Epps, a heavily wigged T.I., and Da'Vine Joy Randolph. Plus, reviews of the first two episodes of HBO's new "Watchmen" series, the BET+ streaming show "Bigger," Taika Watiti's Oscar-bait Nazi dramedy "Jojo Rabbit," and Tyler Perry's new BET shows "The Oval" and "Sistas". SHOW NOTES:0:00:00: Pre-Show0:04:52: Say Something Real: Reviews ◦ Harriet (Film, 2019) Non-Spoiler Discussion & Twitter controversy (SPOILERS from 17:13 to 30:47) ◦ Hairspray (Film, 2007) ◦ Noah's Arc (TV, Logo) ◦ The Boys (TV, Amazon Prime) ◦ Jojo Rabbit (Film, 2019) ◦ Dolemite is My Name (Film, 2019) ◦ Watchmen (TV, HBO) ◦ Batwoman (TV, CW) ◦ Isn’t It Romantic (Film, 2019) ◦ Bigger (TV, BET+) ◦ The Oval (TV, BET) ◦ Sistas (TV, BET) ◦ Carnival Row (TV, Amazon Prime) ◦ Titans (TV, DC Universe) WHERE TO FIND OUR SHOW:Come join our Facebook group: http://ssnpodcast.com/fbgroup Want to help support the show? Visit http://ssnpodcast.com/donate/ to leave us a PayPal donation! Check us out on social media:Twitter: http://twitter.com/ssnpodcastFacebook: http://facebook.com/ssnpodcastInstagram: http://instagram.com/ssnpodcast
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SSNP 322 | "Harriet" and "Dolemite is My Name": Shades of Blackness
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