• Facebook Grunge
  • Pinterest Grunge
  • Instagram Grunge
  • Twitter Grunge
  • YouTube Grunge
  • Tumblr Grunge
  • Podcasts

  • The RuggedBlog

  • Calendar

  • Photography

  • Let's Talk

  • About Me

  • Black Enough? Documentary

  • More

    RuggedAngel

    Productions

    • Facebook Grunge
    • Instagram Grunge
    • Twitter Grunge
    • Pinterest Grunge
    • YouTube Grunge
    • Tumblr Grunge
    Black Cinema

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 16

    February 19, 2019

    |

    Kahmeela Adams

    Dope (2015)

     

    Starring: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons

     

    Directed by Rick Famuyiwa

     

    Written by Rick Famuyiwa

     

     

    "So, why do I want to attend Harvard? If I was white, would you even have to ask me that question?" - Malcolm

     

     

    Three high school kids, all people of color, living in present day Inglewood and obsessed with 90s Hip Hop culture. For most of their lives, these kids have been caught between who they are and how they are perceived. They are into "white stuff" like skateboarding, getting good grades and Donald Glover. Although Donald seems to have been working overtime to get off of that list. Oh, and they have a fun little punk band named Awreeoh. And the actors have real songs on the soundtrack.

     

    This one is a typical fish our of water and coming of age tale. They get thrown into a deadly game where they don't really know the rules. But not to worry, our heroes come out on top basically, by using the assumptions about them, to their advantages. While going through all of this, they are still trying to make sure they pass their SATs, make college application deadlines and get into a good college. Malcolm's college application essay makes me cry every time. I was that kid. I really wish this movie existed when I was in high school. 

     

     

    Down to Watch "Dope" Episode

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tags:

    black film

    black history month

    rap

    movies

    film

    90s music

    blerd

    Please reload

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 17

    February 21, 2019

    Pittsburgh Podcast Brunch Club

    January 26, 2017

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 18

    February 25, 2019

    1/10
    Please reload

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 18

    February 25, 2019

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 17

    February 21, 2019

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 16

    February 19, 2019

    28 Days of Black Cinema: Day 15

    February 15, 2019

    Dear Heartbreak

    August 28, 2018

    Please reload

    Recent Posts 
    Search By Tags
    Featured Posts 
    Share

    #adoption

    20 feet from stardom

    48 hour film project

    48hfp

    80s cartoons

    90s movies

    90s music

    9os music

    Angelina Jolie

    BOOM Concepts

    BeanFace

    Blind Tiger Films

    Brad Pitt

    By The Sea

    Childless

    Children of the Corman

    Dexter

    Dr. Who

    F.R.I.E.N.D.S TV show

    Falling October Productions

    Feminism

    Flying Penguin Productions

    Gaff Tape and a Prayer

    Giveaway

    Internet Radio

    JEM and The Holograms

    Janet Jackson

    Jordan Peele

    Kansas Dan

    Locust Street

    Maya Angelou

    Mr and Mrs Smith

    Mr. Bean

    Mr. Bill

    Nerd Block

    Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh 48 Hour Horror Film Project

    Pittsburgh Game Changers

    Podcast Brunch Club

    Self Care

    ShadowFrame

    Spike

    The RuggedAngel Podcast

    Tupac Shakur

    WMCK

    Women Make It

    actors in music videos

    add it up

    addi twigg

    alexander skarsgard

    angela bassett

    anna nicole smith

    anthony perkins

    attack of the morningside monster

    award winners

    bad words

    berry gordy

    billy dee williams

    black cinema

    black film

    black history month

    blacklivesmatter

    blerd

    brown sugar

    brunch

    brunchburgh

    buffy the vampire slayer

    burgh vivant

    carlina white story

    ceelo green

    chandler bing

    cheap thrills

    christopher walken

    coherence the movie

    common

    confluence productions

    criminal minds

    dead man's bones

    dear white people

    diana ross

    dominic monaghan

    down to watch

    elijah wood

    eminem

    en vogue

    everything but the name

    fatboy slim

    ferguson

    film

    film events

    friends

    friends season 1

    friends season 2

    fruitvale station

    gathr

    get on up

    giving him something he can feel

    gloria reuben

    glynn turman

    gone girl

    gwen stefani

    halloween

    hip hop

    hollywood shuffle

    hotel nowhere

    humor

    imagine dragons

    imitation of life

    indie film

    interracial marriage

    irene cara

    jake gyllanhaal

    jaleel white

    james brown

    jazz music

    joe morton

    justin theroux

    kahmeela adams

    kanye west

    kerry washington

    lady gaga

    larenz tate

    live music

    lonetta mckee

    lou diamond phillips

    mahogany

    megan fox

    michael jackson

    monica geller

    mos def

    movies

    muse

    music

    music videos

    musicals

    netflix

    new jack swing

    news

    nicholas brendon

    no doubt

    no good deed

    ohio valley tonight

    orlando bloom

    perchance to dream

    pgh48hfp

    pittsburgh

    pittsburgh 48 hour film project

    pittsburgh 48 hour film project screenings

    pittsburgh events

    pittsburgh horror

    playlist

    podcast

    prince

    purple rain

    quincy jones

    rap

    rihanna

    robert townsend

    ross geller

    ruggedangel

    ryan gosling

    sanaa lathan