1 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Hey there, folks. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 2: Sit is Sunday, October nineteenth. And of course, it is 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 2: widely understood that in any horror movie, the first person 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: to die. 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: Is the black person. 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: Yes, but what if a horror movie has an all 7 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: black cast, Well, can't kill us all And welcome to 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: this episode of Amy and DJ folks Weggo. Welcome as 9 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 2: we continue on our horror hit list, Number thirteen is. 10 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: Near and dear. 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: It is one of our absolute favorites, probably could be 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: higher on the list, but it's a newer entry and 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: this is the most fun you can have watching a 14 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: horror movie. 15 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 3: It's almost so funny, and it makes so many culturer 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: cultural references that as a white person you might be 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 3: afraid to laugh at some of it. 18 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: Or you might even know what the hell they's talking about. 19 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 4: You know what. 20 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 3: There might be moments where like, I don't get it. Ye, 21 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 3: So I actually think if you have friends who are 22 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 3: black and you are white, and you were listening to this, 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: please watch it in a mixed setting, like a mixed group, 24 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 3: because you'll understand things in a different way. 25 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 4: It's funny no matter what. 26 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 3: But I think it's even more funny if you have 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 3: people who understand it on different levels. 28 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and folks, they lean in to the blackness and 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: this movie it's number thirteen on our list and it 30 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: is called The Blackening, And it was bro to part 31 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 2: of the posters they used when they were promoting this movie. 32 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: The movie posters said we can't all die first. I mean, 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: that's that really is the case. And it was a 34 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: great promotional campaign that played on something that in our 35 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: culture is kind of understood. Yes it's not all movies, 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: but it's kind of the thing. It's like a token 37 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: black guy in the group and he's the to go. 38 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: And the joke also as the movie progresses is they're 39 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: trying to figure out who the blackest is among them, 40 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 3: and the comedy that ensues trying to figure out the 41 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 3: blackest of the group is hilarious streak. 42 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: And everybody's then trying to show their what their their 43 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 2: non black credentials. 44 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: But like, wait a minute, no, no, my dad is white. 45 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: Somebody else. I voted for Trump twice. Yes, And that 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: might be the funniest scene. Actually, we got to put 47 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: this on again today. That's the funniest scene. But yet 48 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 2: it is The Blackening. It's pretty new movie. It was 49 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: in June of twenty twenty three. It's only an hour 50 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: and thirty seven minutes long. It is perfect, and it 51 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 2: is rated R. It's comedy and it's horror. This is 52 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: laugh out loud, not just a couple of here and 53 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 2: there like throughout this movie is funny. 54 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 4: It's laugh out loud. 55 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: But it's also very good at creating suspense drama. There 56 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: are there are there is there's more than one. Actually 57 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 3: I don't want to give it a but they are 58 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: being hunted. So there is actual horror movie elements. This 59 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 3: isn't just a comedy that has a little bit of horror. 60 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 3: It really does toe the line between both really well, 61 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: like exceptionally well. 62 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 2: And I guess it to make the point, just the 63 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: concept of the movie tells you that it is a 64 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 2: horror and a comedy. 65 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: Because what's a classic horror. 66 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: Scenario being out in the middle of the woods in 67 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: a cabin. This is a cabin in the woods scenario. 68 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: Now what's funny about that? Black folks ain't supposed to 69 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 2: be out there in a cabin in the woods. They 70 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 2: play on this idea in culture and yes, sweetheart, you 71 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: want to go hiking all the time? 72 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 4: I love cabins in the woods, and I. 73 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: Say, why do you got why you got me out 74 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: here once again? 75 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 3: As you're driving through a dark, lonely wooded street, You're like, 76 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 3: how is it that I'm here again in the middle 77 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 3: of the woods where black people aren't supposed to be. 78 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: And you know what, every one of my friends, especially 79 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: my boys, what I tell them where I am, they 80 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: have no sympathy, Like what happens to you out there? 81 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: You deserve it, even so you're not supposed to be 82 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: out there. Oh my god, I had. 83 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 4: You watching what was the movie on summer Midsummer? 84 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 3: I'm like, this is where we're going, babe, where there 85 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 3: are almost no black people. 86 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 4: Yes, that's scary in and of itself. 87 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 2: Sweden was nice, though I take Sweden over some parts 88 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 2: of the South. No, but this is and this is 89 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 2: a treat of a movie. Here the synopsis here. This 90 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: is a longer one, but explains it so you take 91 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: it all right. 92 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 3: The Blackening Center is around a group of black friends 93 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: who reunite for a June teenth weekend getaway even funnier, 94 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 3: that's hilarious, only to find themselves trapped in a remote 95 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 3: cabin with a twisted killer forced to play by his rules. 96 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 3: The friends soon realized this ain't no motherfucking game. Directed 97 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 3: by Tim's Story and co written by Tracy Oliver who 98 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 3: girls trip, Hello, who didn't love that movie? So you 99 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: can see their comedic barbershop Tim story did so. Yes, 100 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 3: they have comedic backgrounds for sure. And Dwayne Perkins, the 101 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question if 102 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 3: the entire cast if a horror movie is black, who 103 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 3: dies first. 104 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: It's just a great setup and a great so good concept. 105 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 2: Now it did well at the box office. I can't 106 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: remember if it finished one or two, but it made 107 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: noise that weekend because look, seventeen point seven million dollars 108 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 2: doesn't sound like a huge haul. But this is a 109 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: small budgeted movie, a five million, very lean budget. Here 110 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 2: the cast is superb. Now Dwayne Perkins stars. Now, he 111 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 2: is the one who did a it was a comedy 112 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: sketch that this whole thing is based on that was 113 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 2: back in twenty fifteen, twenty seventeen. 114 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 4: And it get it's an improv thing, right. 115 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: Yes, And he went from there and became this so 116 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 2: kudos to him, and he is hilarious. Has even a 117 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 2: funny dancing scene in this movie. It's great Grace Buyers, 118 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 2: Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, you'll recognize Antoinette Robertson, J Farrell 119 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 2: of SNL fame Kuah Wall we love him, of course. 120 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 2: And then Yvonne Orgi what was the name of her 121 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: show on HBO, but you know her comedian, She's awesome. 122 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 2: But the director as well, Tim's story, you know his 123 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: movies Think like a Man, Right along with Right Along too, 124 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 2: as well with ice Cube and Kevin Hart. He's this 125 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 2: is his lane. It's this thing. 126 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 3: The acting is superb, the writing is remarkable. You will 127 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 3: be laughing out loud throughout the entire entire movie. How 128 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 3: many times have we watched this? 129 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,239 Speaker 1: It gets better every time, it really really does. 130 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 4: We even watched this with my parents the other weekend. 131 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: That was a good night. That was a fun night. 132 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 4: They were laughing out loud. 133 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 2: Any of y'all have ever seen this movie, especially black 134 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: folks right now, If you're thinking, wow, TJ. 135 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 4: Watching this with three white people. 136 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: Well in two of them being your parents. 137 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 4: Really white people. Yeah, there were some scenes in there, but. 138 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 2: It's just it's it's stuff, and for me, it's nothing 139 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: we talk like this, this is all familiar, and yet 140 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 2: this is very black movie. It leans into that. But 141 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: to watch this that was. 142 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: Funny, and your folks were cracking the hell out with 143 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: this one. 144 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: My dad was literally laughing out loud this movie, laughing 145 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 3: out loud. Rotten Tomatoes agrees their score eighty seven percent, 146 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: and the audience agreed eighty five percent. So, I mean, 147 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 3: this was a movie that was well reviewed and well 148 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 3: liked by pretty much everyone who has seen it. 149 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: All right, critic consensus, Now, I haven't seen an audience 150 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: consensus consensus. They had one on this one, so I 151 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: included them both. So from the critics, the critic consensus 152 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 2: was this, while it could stand to be a little 153 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 2: funnier and quite a bit scarier, the Blackening is a 154 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 2: thoughtful satire that skewers horror tropes and racial stereotypes. 155 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 4: All Right, I thought it was pretty damn funny. 156 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: It's hard, I mean, a little funny. 157 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 3: It could have been a little scarier, maybe, but I 158 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 3: thought it was really funny. 159 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: It seemed like somebody might have been nitpicking. 160 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 3: Yes, perhaps they wanted to find something about it. The 161 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 3: audience consensus, I feel like, is a really good way 162 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 3: to view this movie. The Blackening is a laugh out 163 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 3: loud horror comedy that's perfect for watching with a big 164 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 3: group of friends. 165 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that needs to be done. You have to get 166 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 2: a group together because you're all going to be arguing 167 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 2: about what you would do and which one of the 168 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 2: group is in your group, or which character are you 169 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: and that. 170 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: Kind of thing. 171 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, and for white folks, like I said, if you 172 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 3: don't get the joke, if you have a lot of 173 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 3: people there, someone will explain it to you. 174 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: There's not a lot of you know what, there's a 175 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 2: little bit of that. There's a there's a kool Aid scene. 176 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: Maybe might be confusing to some folks. 177 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 3: Oh yes, I wouldn't have gotten that. I would not 178 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 3: have understood understood the kol Aid reference. 179 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 2: Well, okay, there's a lot of stuff in there. But 180 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: the audience reviews came in this way that Blackening was hilarious. 181 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 2: It's rare to have a comedy that has so many 182 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 2: fresh and upcoming faces where the ensemble is kinetic, hilarious, engaging, 183 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 2: and so talented. Even as a remake from a short skit, 184 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: this is one of the funnier self aware comedies this year. 185 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: That's I like. 186 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 4: That self aware comedies. 187 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 3: It's true, like they go ahead and they go there 188 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 3: and they know what they are, and I appreciate. Like 189 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 3: the whole Friends thing had me laughing out loud. Oh, 190 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 3: that was one of my favorite parts of the movie, 191 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 3: because you know, black people didn't never watch Friends. 192 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: See it's a black That was such a black moment 193 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: that we've all had. It was amazing to where you 194 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 2: were not supposed to be a part of that thing 195 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 2: from white culture. But then you have to admit, like, 196 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: wait a minute, y'all watch that show. 197 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 3: So all right, The Blackening is a slasher movie that's 198 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 3: also a slap dash, enjoyable social satire. That the satire 199 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: turns out to be sharper than the scares isn't a problem. 200 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 3: It's all part of the film's slovenly demonic party atmosphere. 201 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree with that the way to put it 202 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 2: might be funnier than it is scary, and that's okay. 203 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 4: I think I think that's a true state. But it's 204 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 4: still a horror. 205 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: Movie, all right. 206 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 2: Let me go to a couple of the negative ones 207 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: down here. Robes sporadically funny but mostly repetitive, choppily edited 208 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: and dull without being zany, hilarious, campy, or bold enough. 209 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: It's like Boo a Medea Halloween without Medea to invigorate it. 210 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 4: Oh, I couldn't disagree more. 211 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 2: Okay, there was some I took issue with us when 212 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 2: I included it for a reason that seemed. 213 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 3: A little so much unnecessary. Also, Medea would not have 214 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 3: made it funnier at all. 215 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: This seems a little now. 216 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 4: Maybe they just didn't get it. 217 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: They didn't get it. 218 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 4: I wonder who wrote it. 219 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: Well, some of them have their pictures next to it, 220 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 2: and I think that might be a challenge maybe for 221 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 2: a critic. I think it might be a challenge to 222 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: watch a movie like this that is actually not made 223 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 2: for you as not trying to pander to you to 224 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: where you do have to try to understand another culture. 225 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 2: You do try to understand a joke and if you 226 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 2: don't get it. So I did read a lot of 227 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: reviews that seem from people they didn't get it. They 228 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 2: didn't say they didn't get it. Instead it came out 229 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 2: as negativity towards the. 230 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 4: Movie because they didn't know they didn't get it. 231 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 3: That's kind of a problem, right, I mean, isn't that 232 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 3: a lot. We talk about this all the time. You 233 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 3: and I say similar ages, similar parts of the country, 234 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 3: but just so many different references that we're surprised and 235 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 3: actually like like shocked that we don't understand references. 236 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 4: So I do think it's. 237 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 3: Kind of an opportunity actually to have fun and learn 238 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 3: a little along the way. Here's a negative one as well. 239 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 3: This movie not only fails at both horror and comedy 240 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 3: what but it also panders to the black community so 241 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 3: hard that it's hard to watch. Literally, the N word 242 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 3: is said probably nine and ninety nine times, and almost 243 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 3: all of the jokes relate to blackness. It's called the Blackening. 244 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 3: I don't know what they thought they were watching. 245 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: I thought that's. 246 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 2: I don't know, Maybe you don't have to watch it, 247 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 2: right if you don't want to. But I I never 248 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 2: walked out of a theater because the joke was one 249 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 2: that I didn't think was written for my community. Right, 250 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 2: you're looking at you actually don't like it because it's 251 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 2: specific to somebody that's not you, and you have no 252 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 2: interest in trying to be open to it. It's weird 253 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: how a simple movie review like that tells us so much, 254 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 2: Like what are you talking. It's not funny because it's black. 255 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 2: It's not funny because somebody that doesn't look like me 256 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 2: might have found it funny. It's just some of them 257 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: a little hoigh. I included that one on purpose. Who 258 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,839 Speaker 2: knows what was going on here, It's possible, like I 259 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 2: didn't think it was funny, and I didn't think the 260 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 2: horror was an Again, this was my problem with it 261 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 2: because this is. 262 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: This, Eh. 263 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 3: Look, I recognize that I got some of the jokes 264 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 3: because I'm in a relationship with you. 265 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 4: I get that. 266 00:12:55,559 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 3: But I still think even never having known things on 267 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 3: another level, I still would recognize how funny it was. 268 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 4: I mean, I just totally take issue with that. 269 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 3: But I do think it's a point to consider that, yes, people, 270 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 3: sometimes art is made for different or in the lens 271 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 3: or through the lens of different cultures, and that's actually 272 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 3: a really cool thing to be able to witness, watch 273 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 3: and learn from and enjoy. 274 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 4: It doesn't have to be about white people for white people. 275 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 3: I do think that's so interesting that even the writer 276 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 3: of that review couldn't recognize their own limitations that they put. 277 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: On themselves, right, That's that's my criticism. The jokes are 278 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: too black for me. 279 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 3: All right, So we're gonna we're gonna come back and 280 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 3: tell you why it made our list, who it's for, 281 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 3: who it's not for, anyone who just wants white things, 282 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 3: and what you can pair it with. We'll also tee 283 00:13:48,600 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 3: the head to our next movie on our list. We 284 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 3: continue our horror hit list with number thirteen on our list. 285 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 3: We are talking about one of our favorites, laugh out loud, 286 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 3: funny horror comedy, The Blackening. It came out in twenty 287 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 3: twenty three. We have probably watched it at least ten 288 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 3: times since then, and most recently just a week ago, 289 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 3: and going to watch it today too. We might watch 290 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 3: it again today. That's how funny it is. It is 291 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 3: just enjoyable from start to finish. So why it made 292 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 3: our list. It's rare that you can. I look, there 293 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 3: are horror comedies and they can make you chuckle or 294 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 3: make you smile in the middle of just extreme fear, 295 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 3: and I appreciate those, but it's very rare that a 296 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 3: horror movie actually has you laughing out loud, and that 297 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 3: for me, this is singular in that ability to do that. 298 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's still I mean, this still legitimately is 299 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: a horror movie, but no, it's not the scariest thing 300 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 2: you're going to watch. 301 00:14:58,800 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 3: But it. 302 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 2: You don't get shorted on deaths and murder and mystery 303 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 2: and fear and tension. You don't get shortered on that 304 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 2: in the least bit. But it's so funny throughout, and 305 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,479 Speaker 2: so many of the performances, even when they're not delivering 306 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 2: lines or jokes, they're just in their personalities so engaging 307 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 2: and even adorable to a certain degree. And sing and 308 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 2: the brother the plays the guy who's married to the 309 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 2: white woman. 310 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 4: That's hilarious. 311 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: He has one of the best lines in there. When 312 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: you were talking earlier, some jokes you might not get 313 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: where they're all sitting around trying to figure out who 314 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: is the blackest. His argument was I'm not the blackest. 315 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 2: I'm married to a white woman. And everybody said, no, brother, 316 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 2: that does not help your case. 317 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 4: And I don't think I. 318 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 5: Would have gotten that joke, and they just moved on. 319 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 5: They didn't explain it in the movie. Everybody got it 320 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 5: and it was hilarious. That kind of stuff in this 321 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 5: movie is why you have. 322 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 2: To watch this with a group, yes, agreed group, biggest 323 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: group you can get. 324 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 4: So who's the movie for TJ Black people. 325 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 2: Absolutely, this is for black folks, and I appreciate it 326 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 2: being that way, and I think it's for anybody who 327 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 2: wants just a little window, if you want a little 328 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 2: insight into black friendship actually and to black problem solving, 329 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 2: into really black culture in how we view other parts 330 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 2: of culture, including the O'Reilly theme song even has a 331 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 2: hilarious moment in here. It just I think a lot 332 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 2: of folks don't get to see good, college educated, successful, 333 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 2: normal black folks just doing their thing friends, right, Everybody 334 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 2: got to see that this is friends in the middle 335 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 2: of a horror movie, and I encourage anybody to take 336 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 2: a minute to watch just the normal sea of this group. 337 00:16:58,120 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: It just happens to be black. 338 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 4: That's so true. 339 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 3: I even loved at the end, like just something as 340 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 3: funny and yet telling about them trying to figure out 341 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 3: how to get help because obviously they couldn't call the police. 342 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 2: That's a good jokes and there was nothing. They weren't 343 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 2: laughing and it was just dead pain. 344 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 4: It was just like what do we do? 345 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: It was a call. 346 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 2: Yes, it's a real issue that folks have had, real 347 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 2: folks in the community scared to call. They don't think 348 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 2: we burned the place down. They don't think we stole it. 349 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 2: I've absolutely had that moment in my life before. I 350 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: shouldn't be here. They don't think it was me. 351 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 352 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 4: And then so TJ. Who is this movie not for? 353 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 2: Oh, if you're racist, this thing for you, if you 354 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 2: got any racist tendencies, and the least bit this is 355 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 2: not for you. If you've been texting with young Republicans 356 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 2: over the past seven months, this is not your movie. 357 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 2: That's just a joke, y'all. Don't come for me. If 358 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 2: you've been watching the news, you know what that joke 359 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 2: was about. I'm just kidding. But my point is not 360 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 2: open to go to looking and seeing something that maybe 361 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 2: you're you don't know. You need to be a little 362 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: open minded. I think to other people, other cultural cultures 363 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 2: and the way somebody else might do something. 364 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 4: I think this is a great movie to do that. 365 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 3: You know, our movie before was a Japanese film, and 366 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 3: we kind of talked about it's not the same thing, 367 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 3: but there are some similar aspects where you're acknowledging, Hey, 368 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:28,719 Speaker 3: I don't totally get this, but I'm guessing this is 369 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 3: a Japanese thing. And then you kind of become more 370 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 3: aware of those types of instruction. It's a part, yes, 371 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 3: and even though it's not familiar, you can actually appreciate. 372 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 3: So I think this movie is actually really cool in 373 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 3: that regard, and I loved it all right. 374 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 4: Food drink pairing. What would you suggest, Babe? 375 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: I usually don't recommend kool aid, but there's a part 376 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 2: of this movie that really takes you back, So I 377 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 2: would recommend because of kool aid laying around, you know, 378 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: I go a little old school, go ahead and get 379 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 2: a little sugar in you for the night. This one 380 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: takes you back. Food pairing. This made me feel even 381 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 2: though it wasn't a big part of the movie. Food 382 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 2: wasn't It very much felt like a cookout kind of atmosphere. 383 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 2: So if you get a chance to grill some stuff up, 384 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 2: throw it all in the middle of the table, even 385 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 2: hot dogs and stuff like that would work. 386 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: It feels like a cookout. 387 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, that actually that's and we were talking about it. 388 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 3: There wasn't any food in this movie, which actually is unusual. 389 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,479 Speaker 3: Usually you like have a there's a dinner, there's especially 390 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 3: when you've got people in a cabin together. I don't 391 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 3: think they had time to cook like stuff started going 392 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 3: bad really quickly, and I think you know they had 393 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 3: some fun. They were shots, they were doing shots, so 394 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 3: maybe you could put some shots to that too. 395 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: There was some molly involved, but we don't want to record. 396 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 3: We don't want to recommend any sort of illegal substance, 397 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 3: but there was definitely molly going on. 398 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: In one of the funniest scenes as well. 399 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 3: It was hilarious. But I think you can probably put 400 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 3: anything with this. Anything you want to eat to have fun. 401 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 3: This is a party atmosphe I like the idea of 402 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 3: a barbecue. If you had a big group of your 403 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 3: friends and get together in a cabin in the woods, 404 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: what would you be eating. Go ahead and put that 405 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 3: all on the coffee table and dig. 406 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 2: In your recommendation. This is a movie if you were 407 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 2: having a party, this is one new stop. If you 408 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 2: got ten people over fifty, you do sit. You can 409 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 2: have a party specifically to watch this movie. This is 410 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 2: a good one. 411 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 3: I totally agree. I loved this movie all right. So 412 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 3: our next movie, I like how we really just give 413 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 3: everyone whiplast year because this is just going in the 414 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,479 Speaker 3: complete other direction. 415 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 4: But our next. 416 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: Movie Who It is about as scary as it gets 417 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 3: you actually have a scene that you do not ever 418 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: want to rewatch. Now you're already getting upset about it 419 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 3: because you're thinking about the scene. It actually physically hurts 420 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: you to think about the scene. But the acting on 421 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 3: this one, I believe that the lead in this movie 422 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 3: that we're gonna bring to you in our next should 423 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 3: actually be considered for an Academy Award. 424 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 2: We're not going too far. This is legit. This is 425 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:10,360 Speaker 2: not just a thing. She is stellar. Oh yes, yes, yes, 426 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 2: So stay tuned for that. And another tease of this 427 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 2: one of everything on the list, this is the one 428 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: when Robot asked to rewatch it? I said, can we 429 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 2: please not? It is that much of a scary movie. 430 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 3: That's a good tease, all right, And with that, everyone, 431 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 3: thank you for listening to us. I'm Amy Roebuck alongside TJ. 432 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: Holmes. You sure I know. 433 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 4: I don't know why I hesitated with my own name. 434 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: Be changing anytime. 435 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 4: Okay, that was a funny tease. That was really funny. 436 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 4: We'll talk to y'all soon.