2024-09-30
Streetwise cops target a megalomaniacal drug lord, whose empire is threatened by an informer. (Repeat).
Cautionary tale about inner-city hopelessness, focusing on a 12-year-old drug carrier and his struggle for survival on Brooklyn streets. (Repeat).
The tale unfolds from three points of view; a man, a detective, and a city in ruin, all dealing with traumas that argue against peace. At the same time, all three desperately seek it, although the means and the final goals vary. It is a tale of revenge, atonement, and resolution, where the players all want one thing: redemption. (Repeat).
A Coney Island gang known as the Warriors goes to the Bronx to attend a city-wide meeting of all gangs; at that event, however, the psychotic leader of a rival outfit, the Rogues, assassinates the head of the city's foremost gang, but the Warriors are pegged as culpable, and they must fight their way across rival turf to make it safely back to their territory. (Repeat).
Motorcycle enthusiasts should go hog-wild for this revved-up action flick. Laurence Fishburne is Smoke, president and ace rider of a biker club that engages in illegal street competitions. A young up-and-comer (Derek Luke) with a secret up his sleeve challenges Smoke to become king of the road and the race is on. Orlando Jones, Lisa Bonet, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Kid Rock. (Repeat).
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy. (Repeat).
Leon Gast's Oscar-winning portrait of Muhammad Ali, filmed in 1974 during the buildup to his highly publicized fight with George Foreman in Zaire. Narrated by Spike Lee, Norman Mailer and George Plimpton. (Repeat).
Inspirational documentary that follows two high-school basketball players over four years as they set their sights on college scholarships and a chance to play in the NBA. (Repeat).
In a dystopian future of oxygen scarcity, Maya and her daughter Zora cling to survival underground. Their fragile existence is upended by the arrival of a couple claiming ties to Maya's presumed dead husband. As secrets unravel, mother and daughter must confront the true nature of their visitors to survive. (Repeat).
Live from New Orleans, Lavell Crawford is back with a new comedy special, riffing on everything from white neighborhoods to getting blessed with impossibly good deals on chicken and so much more. (Repeat).
Three black friends gather for a wedding, and recall their teen years growing up in 1980s Inglewood, Cal., after the groom gets cold feet and starts thinking about his high-school sweetheart. A touching and nostalgic coming-of-age tale. (Repeat).
Supremely entertaining adaptation of the Broadway hit about the ups and downs of a 1960s girl group. Jennifer Hudson won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role. (Repeat).
A Memphis pimp and pusher tries to redeem himself by becoming a rapper. (Repeat).