Tag Archives: african

The Woman King (2022)

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gina-Prince Bythewood Writer: Dana Stevens (Story by Maria Bello and Dana Stevens)

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 2022, action, Adrienne Warren, africa, african, army, battle, Cathy Schulman, dana stevens, daughter, drama, fight, gina prince-bythewood, hero fiennes tiffin, history, Jayme Lawson, Jimmy Odukoya, john boyega, jordan bolger, Julius Tennon, king, lashana lynch, maria bello, Masali Baduza, military, mother, polly morgan, rape, shark tooth, sheila atim, slave, slavery, slaves, terence blanchard, terilyn a. shropshire, the woman king, Thuso Mbedu, viola davis, war, warrior, woman king | Leave a comment

Black Girl (1966)

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ousmane Sembene Writer: Ousmane Sembene

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 1966, africa, african, Andre Gaudier, Andre Zwobada, Anne-Marie Jelinek, antibes, black girl, Christian Lacoste, couple, dakar, drama, foreign, france, french, la noire de..., maid, mask, Mbissine Therese Diop, nanny, Ousmane Sembene, Robert Fontaine, senegal, senegalese, servant, suicide | Leave a comment

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Guillermin Writer: Stirling Silliphant (Based on characters created by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1973, action, adaptation, africa, african, blaxploitation, chain gang, crime, ernest tidyman, human trafficking, john guillermin, john shaft, johnny pate, marcel grignon, max benedict, paris, private investigator, richard roundtree, roger h. lewis, roger lewis, sequel, shaft, shaft in africa, slave, slavery, stirling silliphant, thriller, voncetta mcgee | Leave a comment

Coming 2 America (2021)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Craig Brewer Writers: Kenya Barris and Barry W. Blaustein & David Sheffield (Story by Barry W. Blaustein & David Sheffield and Justin Kanew) (Based on characters created by Eddie Murphy) Not good!

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 2021, africa, african, arranged marriage, arsenio hall, barbershop, barry w. blaustein, billy fox, choir, colin jost, coming 2 america, craig brewer, daughter, david s. clark, davide sheffield, debra neil-fisher, dikembe mutombo, eddie murphy, elephant, family, gladys knight, james earl jones, jermaine fowler, joe williams, john amos, john legend, justin kanew, kenya barris, kevin misher, king, leslie jones, louie anderson, morgan freeman, new york, new york city, nyc, paul bates, prince, reverend, rick ross, salt n pepa, sequel, son, tiger, tracy morgan, trevor noah, vanessa bell calloway, warlord, wesley snipes | Leave a comment

Coming to America (1988)

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Landis Writers: David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein (Story by Eddie Murphy)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1988, african, arsenio hall, barry w. blaustein, comedy, coming to america, cuba gooding jr., david sheffield, eddie murphy, eriq la salle, f. gary fray, fast food, frankie faison, george folsey jr., james earl jones, john landis, king, louie anderson, madge sinclair, malcolm campbell, new york, new york city, nile rodgers, nyc, paul bates, prince, queen, queens, restaurant, robert d. wachs, romance, romantic comedy, samuel l. jackson, tobe hooper | Leave a comment

Bad Black (2016)

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nabwana I.G.G. Writers: Nabwana I.G.G. & Alan Hofmanis

Posted in Action, Crime, Foreign | Tagged 2016, action, africa, african, alan hofmanis, bad black, commando, crime, doctor, foreign, ghetto, kung fu, military, nabwana i.g.g., police, prison, revenge, shootout, slums, uganda, vengeance, wesley snipes | Leave a comment

Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010)

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nabwana I.G.G. Writer: Nabwana I.G.G.

Posted in Action, Crime, Foreign | Tagged 2010, action, africa, african, commando, crime, foreign, gang, helicopter, kampala, kung fu, mafia, military, monk, murder, police, president, raid, revenge, shootout, slums, uganda, vj emmie, wakaliwood, who killed captain alex | Leave a comment

Black Panther (2018)

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ryan Coogler Writers: Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole (Based on characters from Marvel Comics)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2018, adaptation, africa, african, andy serkis, angela bassett, avengers, black panther, chadwick boseman, comic book, danai gurira, daniel kaluuya, forest whitaker, heir, jack kirby, joe robert cole, kevin feige, killmonger, king, letitia wright, lupine nyong'o, martin freeman, marvel comics, royalty, ryan coogler, stan lee, sterling k. brown, superhero, t'challa, throne, trevor noah, wakanda, winston duke | Leave a comment

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Julie Dash Writer: Julie Dash

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1991, 20th century, adisa anderson, africa, african, alva rogers, america, arthur jafa, bah turpin, barbara-o, barbarao, beach, catherine tarver, cheryl lynn bruce, coast, cora lee day, cornell royal, dance, daughters of the dust, drama, eartha robinson, family, george, geraldine dunston, gullah, island, julie dash, kai-lynx warren, kaycee moore, romance, sea, south carolina, steven jones, tommy hicks, vertamae grosvenor | Leave a comment

Luce (2019)

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Julius Onah Writers: J.C. Lee & Julius Onah (Based on the play by J.C. Lee)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2019, adaptation, adopted, adoption, africa, african, andrea bang, christopher mann, coach, couple, debate, drama, Eritrea, family, fireworks, football, high school, j.c. lee, julius onah, kelvin harrison jr, luce, marriage, naomi watts, norbert leo butz, octavia spencer, play, race, son, student, teacher, theater, tim roth | Leave a comment

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