Here Are 5 Black Films From The ’90s And Beyond That Are Worth Rewatching This Week
Here Are 5 Black Films From The ‘90s And Beyond That Are Worth Rewatching This Week
by Erica Rucker
Juice (1992)
Four friends in Harlem get caught up in minor crimes but decide to go big and rob a convenience store. The leader of the group Bishop, played by Tupac Shakur, has a gun and on the night of the robbery, Q played by Omar Epps has different goals. Friend is pitted against friend in a test of loyalty, peer pressure, and tough choices.
Love Jones (1997)
Larenz Tate and Nia Long play Nina and Darius, two adults trying to make a name for themselves in Chicago. Poetry brings them together and youthful misunderstandings threaten to drive them apart. Love Jones was a beautifully shot film highlighting Black life outside the Hollywood norm of crime and servitude.
Boomerang (1992)
Eddie Murphy plays Marcus, a womanizing ad executive. When he meets his new boss who treats men the way he treats women, he realizes that his behavior isn’t fun for the other person. When he lands hard from rejection, a female friend, Angela, played by Halle Berry, brings him back to center. Feelings develop, mistakes are made and amends are necessary.
Poetic Justice (1993)
Janet Jackson plays a young poet grieving the death of her boyfriend. When she embarks on a trip to a convention by hitching a ride with her best friend and her boyfriend, she meets Lucky, played by Tupac Shakur. Lucky begins to get under her skin in more ways than one but is she ready for new love?
Love and Basketball (2000)
Technically not a ’90s film but worth the watch. Two childhood friends (Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps) explore life changes and feelings together through their lives as athletes. Competition brought them together and could ultimately be their undoing.
Stay tuned next week for Black arthouse films to watch during Black History Month