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*Sports buzzer buzz* Pass the ball this way for childhood crushes, basketball-themed boning, and ...some truly powerful discussions about gender and parenthood. The person most confused by the film this week was: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after being unnecessarily roasted.

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In this episode, Angie and Steffi discuss the holiday sequel to 1999’s “The Best Man”. It’s time to get into “The Best Man Holiday” (2013) starring our divas of the week: Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa. 

For this episode, we combined what would normally be two parts of an episode into one episode because that’s what we used to do when covering movies. However, this will probably change in future episodes. But the first part of this episode is reviewing the movie via various scene discussions, while the second part of this episode is us talking about “The Best Holiday” era in Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa’s careers respectively.

During our review, we debate whether these people are actually friends, the ways in which the characters grew and DID NOT grow from the first movie to the sequel, the memorable “Can You Stand the Rain?” scene, and how successful the sequel is.

Then, during our era breakdown, we talk about how the careers of Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa’s; discussing their onscreen personas and all of their amazing work in Black Cinema. We also talk about how the film was marketed and why it was the most profitable Black Holiday film in 2013. Plus, two rounds of IMDB’s “Best Four Known For”!

LOGLINE: The Best Man Holiday is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. A sequel to Lee's The Best Man (1999), it stars Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun and Melissa De Sousa, all reprising their roles from the previous film. Along with Lee, the film was produced by Sean Daniel.

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TIME STAMPS:

- Housekeeping (01:05)

- Opening Discussions: Movie Intro (04:26)

- Opening Discussions: Our First Viewing Experience & Initial Impressions (06:21)

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- Scene Breakdowns (18:14)

- Oscar Clip (55:34)

- Letterboxd Rating (58:12)

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- Spill the Technicolor Tea (79:02)

- But We Need the Audience to Buy the Album (82:52)

- Tinseltown Showdown (91:20)

- Chaka Khan! - IMDB’s Best Four Known For (91:45)

- Show Me the Receipts (98:05)

- Impact/ Closing Thoughts (99:23)

- Previewing Next Week’s Episode (102:18)

The culture is buzzing about the return of the fictitious friend group we were first introduced to in 1999 with the cult classic film The Best Man. With the third and likely final installment of the franchise, Panama Jackson dishes on what he loved & what he could have done without.

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Genuine Hollywood icon Gabrielle Union ALERT! Again, this is a genuine Hollywood icon Gabrielle Union A-LERT. Matt & Bow can't believe she's joining them today on Las Cultch to discuss speaking truth to power in Hollywood, her dating "bucket list" back in her single days, Bring It On and the bizarre perception of her character Isis during the film's 20th anniversary, Love & Basketball bringing she and bestie Sanaa Lathan together, and work ethic vs. abusing yourself. Also, her new film The Inspection, based on a true story by writer-director Elegance Bratton, and how she drew on difficult experiences in Hollywood and at large to play the dark reality of her homophobic character Inez. All this, raising a queer child that's educating her, Grease and Rizzo's "There Are Worse Things I Could Do", Debarge, sitting with Janet Jackson at dinner while she orders the eggplant, her cousin Saweetie, our collective obsession with Jaboukie Young-White and the concept of "Miami vibes". The Inspection is in wide release right now and you should definitely check it out. Gabrielle Union! Ahhh!!!

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Writer, actor, and fellow vampire hunter Jamell Moses joins us to discuss 1998's 'Blade', a Marvel adaptation that succeeds where others have failed due to its vision, ingenuity, and an immaculate lead performance by Wesley Snipes.

We discuss the film's legacy as the first (and arguably best) of Marvel's ventures on the silver screen, the subversive political backbone that drives the film's interior world of elite vampires manipulating the levers of society, and why the sexlessness of modern superhero films spells trouble for any attempts to bring the raw carnality of a Blade story to life.

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⚔️ It's October and it's vampire season baby! I forgot how much I looove this movie. We're talking Blade, the first film that started the MCU mania that we have today. Not only is Wesley Snipes the best ever, but the fashion, and the Deacon Frost of it all is just...

Me and Mikey of course talk about why we love a vampire story, lots of behind the scenes, the new remake on the horizon, and get all into the blood rave to end all raves.

off-topic rants include: Buffy comparisons, recent The Crow reboot news, y2k fashion, and Riverdale 

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The FFTC Gang has been adding more ladies to their Lady Club (Regina Hall, Meagan Good, etc.! On this episode, it’s all about Ms. Sanaa Lathan! Crowned ReRe and Mr. Al Pete give flowers to the Love and Basketball/Brown Sugar/Cleveland Show Queen! 

They also go through their segments…and they were BIG mad at Popeyes and the ‘R&B is dead’ quote, but were giving Black Joy to some songs and books. Of course Tyler Perry gets mentioned in the show. Remember, he’s tied to EVERYONE!

Hit play below and enjoy the show! A break is in the future, so get ready for second 2 finale!

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We're continuing with Black Love for this Black History Month Celebration!  My Favorite Black RomCom Movie List, and a new Watchlist.

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Back with a look at a star-studded Golden Girls Event on Zoom that made promises it couldn't keep.

Hey, hi, hello it has been forever forever, I have missed you.

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Golden Girls - Zoom Where It Happens
Golden Girls Episode 21/ Season 1 - Flu Attack
Love And Basketball
Aaron Scott sings Golden Girl theme song
A Black Lady Sketch Show - 227
Black Lives Matter
Breonna Taylor Petition

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Welcome to March Movie Madness!

That's right! It’s sports month here on The Plotaholics Podcast, and we begin with the 2000 romantic drama Love and Basketball, starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps as Monica and Quincy--two childhood friends with a mutual love of basketball and each other. 

Laugh with us. Be grossed out with us over butt sweat lust, and enjoy an amazing film until...

Well, you just have to listen and see! Sports Films are the theme this month, and we are starting heavy!

AAFCA member and host, Edward Adams chats with Ronda Racha Penrice how identity is represented in the film "Nappily Ever After" currently streaming on Netflix. The film stars Sanaa Lathan as an ad executive whose life takes a turn when her perfect life and hair go off track.