Black Dynamite

A wonderfully wicked parody of the blaxploitation films that were an action staple of '70's B-grade cinema. The brainchild of co-writer and star Michael Jai White, Black Dynamite features a tough, no-nonsense action hero who sets out to wreak his own... Full review

This film reduced me to tears of laughter. I've just returned home from seeing it at the Edinburgh film festival and can honestly say this is one of the best movies i've seen this year. I could just list all of... Full review

Black Dynamite - this is a movie that keeps you laughing for quite a few minutes after it ends (my wife ended up going into a laughing fit just on remembeing some scenes) and it means business. It's a spoof that... Full review

Black Dynamite - this is a movie that keeps you laughing for quite a few minutes after it ends (my wife ended up going into a laughing fit just on remembeing some scenes) and it means business. It's a spoof that... Full review

The inherent problem of parodying the blaxploitation genre -- crime films made in the early 1970s featuring African-American protagonists and often peppered with outrageous violence and sex -- is that the original movies still provide entertainment enough. ... Full Article

Fueled by a suspicious, insidious brand of malt liquor called Anaconda, the blaxploitation spoof "Black Dynamite" knows its genre's weak spots, sore spots and aesthetically challenged delights, from the cruddy overlit early-'70s-era interiors to the "Shaft"-ed theme song contributed by... ... Full Article

Blaxploitation is one of the few genres that actually thrives on being formulaic. According to actor Michael Jai White, who stars in "Black Dynamite," which plays like a blaxploitation homage of sorts, there's an unwritten checklist of what to include. ... Full Article

Can Black Dynamite fend off the Man and the Mob and the phalanx of wah-wah guitars arrayed against him and fight his way to the Honky House to mete out kung-fu justice? ... Full Article

SEATTLE - "Black Dynamite," the blaxploitation spoof now arriving in theaters, has a few mistakes in it - and the filmmakers left them in, on purpose. ... Full Article