A Wesley South African Christmas (2024): Review and Summary
BET+’s staple holiday franchise returns with the Wesley family heading to South Africa as Todd and Chris’ company tries to close a deal with a major South African tech firm and family.
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The Ms. Pat Show: Season 4 Review
“The Ms. Pat Show” continues to blur the lines between being a sitcom and drama as it gives its live and at-home audience what feels like a top-notch play.
Legacy: Season 1/ Episodes 1-3 (with Spoilers) – Recap/Review
All it takes is a moment to single-handedly tear apart a family while decades were spent building the legacy.
Block Party (2022) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While it won’t become a definitive Juneteenth movie, “Block Party” makes for a wonderful family dramedy with Juneteenth acting as a featured part.
The Christmas Lottery – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While The Christmas Lottery has many familiar storylines, between a prominently featured lesbian couple and avoiding being as corny as most holiday movies, this is one to see.
A Christmas Surprise – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
While absolutely silly, A Christmas Surprise does deliver a fun, overtly dramatic Christmas story.
Bigger: Season 1, Episode 3 “Smack My Ass Like You Meant It” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
With “Smack My Ass Like You Meant It,” Bigger pretty much makes a case for at least keeping BET+ until the end of its season.
Bigger: Season 1, Episode 2 “Is Bigger Really Better?” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
In “Is Bigger Really Better” you get a whole lot of d**k pics, white people worthy of a side-eye, and Tracey’s getting desperate for likes.
BET Plus’ Bigger: Cast, Characters & Descriptions (with Spoilers)
A character guide for BET+’s Bigger featuring cast members names, character descriptions, storylines, and other noteworthy information.
Bigger: Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Bigger, with former Girl Code star Tanisha Long, presents a good start for BET+. But is it worth staying beyond the free trial?
American Soul: Season 1, Episode 2 “Continuous Revolution in Progress” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
As Don tries to court big names in advertising, a lawyer and southern affiliate threaten his progress. Meanwhile, the kids are dealing with their own obstacles.
American Soul: Season 1, Episode 1 “Man Is First Destiny” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
BET has solidly found its lane by reminding the world of the glory of Black culture, especially through music, and this continues on American Soul.
The Bobby Brown Story (Part 2) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Bobby Brown Story seemingly had two goals in mind: Demystify his relationship to Whitney Houston and show how much better he is now.
The Bobby Brown Story (Part 1) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As you can imagine, The Bobby Brown Story is from his point of view and with Bobby having lived a full life of triumph and loss, he has no f***s to give. Which shows in this movie.
The Quad: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ultimately, The Quad was a show with good ideas that had never really found a way to execute the majority of its plots for long-term success.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 9 “#HollerIfYouHearMe” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jason makes his move, BoJohn has a breakdown, and snakes remain snakes even if they are charming in “#HollerIfYouHearMe.”
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 8 “#TheBeautifulStruggle” – Recap/ Review (With Spoilers)
Unearned loyalty and fear of being unjustly screwed over leaves a lot of characters stunned, or perhaps calling victory too soon.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 7 “#MiddlePassage” – Recap/ Commentary (with Spoilers)
As Eva hits the canvas, Cecil learns why Clive did what he did and Coach Hardwick’s debt hits a dangerous point.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 6 “#March” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Quad, thankfully, steps away from the administrators’ drama and refocuses on the students and the school they serve and are trying to keep open.
Being Mary Jane: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Storm Advisory” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While her career may seem a little shaky, seemingly the rest of her life is hanging on by a thread.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 5 “#NativeSon” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Eva continues to go head to head with Officer Early, she finds growing opposition from students and staff in regards to her tenure.
Black Panther (The Animated Series): Season 1- Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With this series, we get a taste of the Black Panther in such a way that may never be seen with this much investment again.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 4 “I Am Not Your Negro” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Quad tips its hat to Sandra Bland and Eric Garner as Eva has a confrontation with the law.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 3 “My Bondage And My Freedom” – Recap/Review (with Spoilers)
As Coach Hardwick’s ex shows why she is an ex, Eva finds herself more and more with her back against the wall and she officially breaks.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 2 “#TheInterruptionofEverything” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Eva deals with the school’s money issues and PTSD, GAMU gets hit by a norovirus which just makes things so much worse.
The Quad: Season 2/ Episode 1 “In Love and Trouble” [Season Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Winter break is over and we return to GAMU with fresh perspective and renewed interest quickly justified.
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 9 “The Caged Bird Sings” [Season Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sadly, in the last episode of the season, that is when The Quad seems to finally get its footing. In that, we see the perfect balance between everyday struggles of being in college or working at one, with the unfortunate soap opera drama people seem to crave.
Rebel: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As assumed, Rebel is a modernized version of the foregone Blaxploitation era vibe. One in which a Black woman is the law, has a complicated relationship with it and pretty much is more complex than any female action hero that quickly comes to mind.
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 8 “#TheirEyesWereWatchingGod” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Cecil remains the lifeline of this show, we continue to be eye-roll inducing melodrama when it comes to Cedric, Eva, Sydney, as well as BoJohn.
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 5 “#Quicksand” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With the question of whether someone had rough sex or was raped circulating through campus, it begins to cast a shadow over George A&M. One which may hide how some lives, non-related to that, are falling apart.
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 4 “#ThingsFallApart” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) Eva has a dinner party and because this show thrives on borderline ridiculous drama, naturally the evening gets ruined. Though partly by someone you wouldn’t expect to cause drama.
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 3 “The Invisible Man” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) As The Quad trudges on, so comes the question if perhaps it needs to slim down its featured cast members. For while each one, from Eva to Noni and Cedric are likable, arguably the limited time and dedication given to each puts them at a slight handicap. Yet, as a whole,…
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Fire Next Time” or “Elevators” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) As Cedric and Eva begin to lose hope, Coach Hardwick reveals a bit of himself to Eva and helps remind her of why it is so important to give people from all walks of life a chance
The Quad: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCDO7rRznP8 Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) Despite notions that this is like Shonda Rhimes-light or even some sort of A Different World 2.0 or Drumline spin-off, it doesn’t deserve the comparisons. The only thing similar when it comes to this show is a Black woman as lead, it dealing with a college campus at a historically black…
The New Edition Story (Part 3) [Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) And so the telepic comes to an end by bringing us to what led up to the first in the first part and then diving into the guys’ personal issues such as drug abuse and divorce.
The New Edition Story (Part 2) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) As the members of New Edition transition from kids to teenagers, they are forced to take note of how hard they are working for almost no cash and that their egos are driving the group apart. Noted Actor(s) Ronnie (Keith Powers) | Ralph (Algee Smith) | Ricky (Elijah Kelly) | Bobby…
Collected Quotes: Being Mary Jane
Best Of “This is my story, or at least it’s as close to it as I’m currently willing to share.” — “Pulling The Trigger.” Being Mary Jane “I don’t want to talk about sisterhood. I know there are a lot of professional women here, but I want to talk to the younger girls. You’re in…
