Blaxploitation

Cinnamon

By Terry Sherwood | October 2026

Cinnamon feels like somebody took the open-world mayhem of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, tossed in Vampire: The Masquerade series to fill…

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Cinnamon feels like somebody took the open-world mayhem of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, tossed in Vampire: The Masquerade series to fill the streets...

Abar, the First Black Superman image — Abar, the First Black Superman
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Directed by Frank Packard, Abar, the First Black Superman, is a bold entry in the Blaxploitation genre that mixes social commentary with superhero fiction....

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NOW ON VOD! The great indie wave of the 90s has one more crest to surf, as a missed masterpiece of the era, Naked Acts, written and directed by passed-over...

Dolemite Is My Name image — Dolemite Is My Name
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"Way down in the jungle deep, the bad-ass lion stepped on a signified monkey's feet..." Rudy Ray Moore may not be a household name, but after Dolemite...

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The Human Tornado makes its predecessor, Dolemite, look like an instructional video on how to knit socks. Any slight semblance of reality the first film...

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Time is a funny thing. Some movies nominated for a dozen Oscars are never heard from again, while others age like a fine wine into classic status. The...

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Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore), the devil’s son-in-law, has such magnificent powers that he can, and I quote, “take the fourth of July and put it in...

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The disco is the worst part of Disco Godfather, and there’s a lot of it. More often than the desired amount, which would be zero, the movie screeches to...

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In the ancient halls of film protagonists, Dolemite stands alone. He’s a full-time pimp, part-time poet and a black belt in the Elvis school of karate....

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On March 31st, 1971, an independent film made by a black man for the black community opened at the Grand Circus Theatre in Detroit and broke the house...

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