Reely Melanated
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Two black film writers sit down to have a conversation about a film they love.
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What We Not Gon’ Do In 2022 [Master]
March 26, 2022 21:39 - 3 hours - 136 MBIt’s been quite awhile, and thank goodness Ashlee and Carolyn were at the ready to almost completely unpack the meticulously crafted balance of subtly and clarion call for the cumbersome nature of swallowing intersectional micro (and honestly, macro) aggressions in Mariama Diallo’s anticipated feature film debut, Master (2022). Our music folk razaq el toro has new music out!
What Mama Had Forgot To Mention Was... [Fast Color]
January 26, 2022 15:40 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBSecrets are complicated, right? A multi-generational magical realist, sci-fi, drama furthers even the mess out of what is a superhero in the context of Black women and girls in Julia Hart's 2019 well received, Fast Color. In Plain Sight: Fast Color by Carolyn Mauricette Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story FAST COLOR Q&A with Gugu Mbatha-Raw & director Julia Hart - April 28, 2019 I Am A Clique
I’m A Peaches Stan [A Low Down Dirty Shame]
December 12, 2021 23:06 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBWith Carolyn on the verge of a bionic hip and Ashlee on the verge of a losing some good sanity, the two chose the unwind this holiday season with a 90s action comedy, Keenan Ivory Wayans' A Low Down Dirty Shame. What's its historical context? How does it function as a potentially progressive vehicle and be questionably problematic at the same time? Let's talk...
Black Women vs. The Patriarchy [Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight]
October 28, 2021 14:14 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBIt's all fire dicks and armageddon in Wormwood, New Mexico in the mid-1990's. Thank the seven star alignments that we're still here to talk of the tale... Ashlee couldn't believe she found even more to unpack in the film she's dissected to death, 1995's Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight, a pretty under-discussed and underappreciated (to a degree) horror film that everyone should watch this Halloween season. Director Ernest Dickerson throws in homages to Alien which, Carolyn loves even mo...
We Gotta Fight Literal Monsters Now Too?! [Sweetheart]
September 08, 2021 00:15 - 1 hour - 58 MBI mean, of course Black women do. And are we believed when we say they're out there? Carolyn leads an exploration into J.D. Dillard's minimalist masterpiece, Sweetheart from 2019. And a 'lil bonus somethin' somethin' :) The Invisible Black Women Epidemic Ashlee's Sweetheart blurb Sweetheart: A Creature Feature with Heart (Carolyn's Review) Trey Anthony On Putting Her Self First and Why She’ll Never Share Her Relationships on Social Media Again Sweetheart Q&A J.D. Dillard's new film D...
"Free Range Children" [Crooklyn]
August 13, 2021 17:08 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBCarolyn and Ashlee have another sentimental chat about Black mothers and inter-generational relationships between Black women and girls in 1994's underrated Spike Lee jawn, Crooklyn. Speaking of Black women, DON'T MISS Carolyn's virtual lecture, A Different Monster: Black Women and the Monstrous for Fantastia Film Festival 2021 on August 21 at 4:00PM EST. Register here! Sorrowful black death is not a hot ticket: bell hooks on Spike Lee’s Crooklyn Spike Lee Looks Back On Crooklyn Reme...
Love & Bossa Nova [Black Orpheus]
June 19, 2021 13:35 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBVH1 Reality content was totally inspired by the like-films that came before... And this is the one where Carolyn thinks she swindled Ashlee into watching a musical, which Ashlee argues the music in the drum-heavy 1959 visual affair, Black Orpheus actually wasn't cringey or shoe horned. This vibrant, beautiful film based on the play, Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes follows the formula of enamored at first sight, jealously, surrealism, and spirituality, all surrounding the nougat t...
This Ain't About THEM!
April 18, 2021 15:46 - 1 hour - 82 MBOur guide to 'finding other Black horror to support 'cha damn self', Carolyn and Ashlee talk why Amazon's newest latest, THEM just AIN'T, and how the reception sparked the need again, to emphasize that the kind of content folks want, is out there! Especially the still underappreciated Black women content creators who've made horror films like R. Shanea Williams (Paralysis), Zandashe Brown (Blood Runs Down), and so many more that are on the horizon who are making fresh, orginal art. Them is...
Barbecue The Becky [She Never Died]
March 16, 2021 22:02 - 52 minutes - 32.6 MBCarolyn teases her budding talent for lecturing Canadian genre film history and Ashlee processes the bone marrow of Jason Krawczyk's pen and Audrey Cummings' eye on 2019's darkly comedic/fantasy, horror fare, She Never Died! Watch it now on Tubi Carolyn's review She Never Died was a 2019 BiTS winner!
Hot Men & Terrible Bosses [Little]
February 21, 2021 22:28 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThere's so much more in 2019's for-the-family flip on Tom Hanks' 1988, Big... Little, starring Regina Hall, Issa Rae, and Marsai Martin is all about digging up those ugly childhood memories that inform who we are as adults. And how much of it carries into our on the job personas. And Carolyn and Ashlee just hate mean bosses. Time's Up For Toxic Workplaces Meet Marsai Martin, The Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood Many thanks: Art by Samara Banks of Mixed Hues Sound by by Razaq ...
When SVU Was Good [Diva]
February 04, 2021 15:30 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBCarolyn dusts off her French and nostalgia for Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 caper, Diva. Ashlee is just here to make Law & Order: Special Victims Unit references and point out the many conspiracies that this intriguing film highlights. Jean-Jacques Beineix: The Hollywood Interview A Brief History of Cinéma Du Look NEW ART thanks to Samara Banks of Mixed Hues FRESH NOISE Reely Melanated Theme by Razaq El Toro
I'll Write Some Songs About A White Man's Butt [The 40-Year-Old Version]
December 22, 2020 19:13 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBYo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo... For our final episode of the year, Ashlee wanted to ramble about arguably the best movie of the year, Radha Blank's Kool-Aid Man debut, The 40-Year-Old Version. Dealing with grief? Having a hard time acheiving the level of being a working artist AND comfortably paying your bills? Unearthed a raw talent that your age and circumstance is now pushing you to share with the world? The 40-Year-Old Version has every hearty nutrient your soul needs. Especially af...
Episode 8: I'll Write Some Songs About A White Man's Butt [The 40-Year-Old Version]
December 22, 2020 19:13 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBYo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo... For our final episode of the year, Ashlee wanted to ramble about arguably the best movie of the year, Radha Blank's Kool-Aid Man debut, The 40-Year-Old Version. Dealing with grief? Having a hard time acheiving the level of being a working artist AND comfortably paying your bills? Unearthed a raw talent that your age and circumstance is now pushing you to share with the world? The 40-Year-Old Version has every hearty nutrient your soul needs. Especially af...
Episode 7: Brotherly Love in Motor City [KIN]
November 26, 2020 19:38 - 55 minutes - 34.9 MBCarolyn's Summer sci-fi fave KIN, a story about a working-class kid just trying to find some normalcy after a family loss turns into a journey of destiny tied to a an otherworldly device that only he (Myles Truitt's Elijah) has the power to wield! KIN was based on a short film (BAG MAN) by Josh and Jonathan Baker who have talked about in-depth the deeper meanings that Ashlee and Carolyn find is the beating heart of this narrative. You can also purchase the score here!
Brotherly Love in Motor City [KIN]
November 18, 2020 19:31 - 55 minutes - 34.9 MBCarolyn's Summer sci-fi fave KIN, a story about a working-class kid just trying to find some normalcy after a family loss turns into a journey of destiny tied to a an otherworldly device that only he (Myles Truitt's Elijah) has the power to wield! KIN was based on a short film (BAG MAN) by Josh and Jonathan Baker who have talked about in-depth the deeper meanings that Ashlee and Carolyn find is the beating heart of this narrative. You can also purchase the score here!
Feminisms For K-12! [Born In Flames]
October 12, 2020 14:38 - 58 minutes - 32.5 MBbell hooks wrote the book, Feminism Is For Everybody, Lizzie Borden made the penultimate film exemplifying that. Listen to Carolyn lead the lesson on Borden's 1983 docu-fiction Born In Flames. You can also read Carolyn’s essay, “Born in Flames’ Adelaide Norris, A Sci-Fi Joan of Arc” for further reference. The Political Science Fiction of “Born In Flames” The Incredible Black Canadian Women You Should Know First Run Features website: https://www.firstrunfeatures.com/ For the Canadian r...
Episode 6: Feminisms For K-12! [Born In Flames]
October 12, 2020 14:38 - 58 minutes - 32.5 MBbell hooks wrote the book, Feminism Is For Everybody, Lizzie Borden made the penultimate film exemplifying that. Listen to Carolyn lead the lesson on Borden's 1983 docu-fiction Born In Flames. You can also read Carolyn’s essay, “Born in Flames’ Adelaide Norris, A Sci-Fi Joan of Arc” for further reference. The Political Science Fiction of “Born In Flames” The Incredible Black Canadian Women You Should Know First Run Features website: https://www.firstrunfeatures.com/ For the Canadian r...
Episode 5: The Great Multiplicitous Blackness Caper [Jumpin’ Jack Flash]
September 15, 2020 12:48 - 1 hour - 53 MB…it’s a gas, gas, gas. Ashlee breaks out the tissues and nostalgia for 1986's Jumpin’ Jack Flash while Carolyn adds even more context for the broader discussions about Whoopi’s career in the mid-1980’s. What backlash ensued? Can we still look back in fondness and enjoy it today? The answers may be as complicated as British intelligence spies, moles, and KGB meddling. Dive into Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films by Donald Bogle...
The Great Multiplicitous Blackness Caper [Jumpin’ Jack Flash]
September 15, 2020 12:48 - 1 hour - 53 MB…it’s a gas, gas, gas. Ashlee breaks out the tissues and nostalgia for 1986's Jumpin’ Jack Flash while Carolyn adds even more context for the broader discussions about Whoopi’s career in the mid-1980’s. What backlash ensued? Can we still look back in fondness and enjoy it today? The answers may be as complicated as British intelligence spies, moles, and KGB meddling. Dive into Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films by Donald Bogle...
Episode 4: We’re Rooting For Everyone Black [Alien vs. Predator]
August 13, 2020 17:11 - 1 hour - 47 MBCarolyn throws roses at the feet of Sanaa Lathan in her most radical ass starring vehicle, 2004’s Alien vs. Predator. Our bad: we forgot to note the under critiqued, ‘aliens built the pyramids’ myth the film plays with which, we both agree undermines how African civilizations haven’t been fully respected… ever. “Last One Standing: Alien vs. Predator” in Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV by Diana Adesola Mafe Kroft Talks about Movies:...
We’re Rooting For Everyone Black [Alien vs. Predator]
August 13, 2020 17:11 - 1 hour - 47 MBCarolyn throws roses at the feet of Sanaa Lathan in her most radical ass starring vehicle, 2004’s Alien vs. Predator. Our bad: we forgot to note the under critiqued, ‘aliens built the pyramids’ myth the film plays with which, we both agree undermines how African civilizations haven’t been fully respected… ever. “Last One Standing: Alien vs. Predator” in Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV by Diana Adesola Mafe Kroft Talks about Movies:...
Honestly, Vaginas [Knives and Skin]
July 13, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBThe Midwestern teen gothic noir that Carolyn and Ashlee wish they had during high school. What About “The Breakfast Club”? by Molly Ringwald Modern English shares new quarantine performance of ‘I Melt With You’ Addressing the Epidemic of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Two Black Trans Women Were Killed in the U.S. in the Past Week as Trump Revokes Discrimination Protections for Trans People WE ALL FAILED OLUWATOYIN SALAU. ALL OF US. by Clarkisha Kent Thank you Bryan...
Episode 3: Honestly, Vaginas [Knives and Skin]
July 13, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBThe Midwestern teen gothic noir that Carolyn and Ashlee wish they had during high school. What About “The Breakfast Club”? by Molly RingwaldModern English shares new quarantine performance of ‘I Melt With You’ Addressing the Epidemic of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Two Black Trans Women Were Killed in the U.S. in the Past Week as Trump Revokes Discrimination Protections for Trans People WE ALL FAILED OLUWATOYIN SALAU. ALL OF US. by Clarkisha Kent Thank you Bryan C...
Episode 2: I Love You Black Man, I Love You Black Woman [See You Yesterday]
June 19, 2020 12:28 - 50 minutes - 30.2 MBAshlee and Carolyn travel back in time with Stefan Bristol's Netflix debut film See You Yesterday. An Interview with Fredrica Bailey and Stefon Bristol On 'See You Yesterday' Carolyn's In Plain Sight: Afrofuturism and Inclusivity Series John Boyega's Protest Rally Speech Carolyn on Twitter @vfdpixieAshlee on Twitter @AshleeTakesNote Sound edits by CarolynGraphics by Ashlee Intro/Outro Music: Hmu by Drake Stafford (FMA)
I Love You Black Man, I Love You Black Woman [See You Yesterday]
June 19, 2020 12:28 - 50 minutes - 30.2 MBAshlee and Carolyn travel back in time with Stefan Bristol's Netflix debut film See You Yesterday. An Interview with Fredrica Bailey and Stefon Bristol On 'See You Yesterday' Carolyn's In Plain Sight: Afrofuturism and Inclusivity Series John Boyega's Protest Rally Speech Carolyn on Twitter @vfdpixie Ashlee on Twitter @AshleeTakesNote Sound edits by Carolyn Graphics by Ashlee Intro/Outro Music: Hmu by Drake Stafford (FMA)
Selah The Queen Bee, So You Best Take Heed [Selah and the Spades]
June 19, 2020 12:25 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBAshlee and Carolyn discuss Tayarisha Poe's debut feature film Selah and the Spades. With Selah and the Spades, Tayarisha Poe Is Capturing the 'Volatility of Being Alive' Carolyn on Twitter @vfdpixie Ashlee on Twitter @AshleeTakesNote Sound edits by Carolyn Graphics by Ashlee Intro/Outro Music: Hmu by Drake Stafford (FMA)
Episode 1: Selah The Queen Bee, So You Best Take Heed [Selah and the Spades]
June 19, 2020 12:25 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBAshlee and Carolyn discuss Tayarisha Poe's debut feature film Selah and the Spades. With Selah and the Spades, Tayarisha Poe Is Capturing the 'Volatility of Being Alive' Carolyn on Twitter @vfdpixieAshlee on Twitter @AshleeTakesNote Sound edits by CarolynGraphics by Ashlee Intro/Outro Music: Hmu by Drake Stafford (FMA)