BLACK WATCH: (8.2.24) ‘Batman: Caped Crusader,’ ‘White Chicks’ & More

The Cassius Team drops another Black Watch to to keep your weekend TV viewing activities on point. There are a lot of streamers and viewing options out there, so let us save you some time. .

Whether it’s documentaries, cult classic shows, or movies newly introduced to your favorite streaming platform, we’re making sure your watch list features some of the brightest talents the culture has to offer.

Batman: Caped Crusader – Prime Video

There are plenty of Batman choices, whether it comes to films and cartoons. For the later, Batman: Caped Crusader takes its cues from the beloved WB series Batman: The Animated Series, which put a generation of fans onto the greatness of the Dark Knight. The series is touted as a “reimagining” of the Batman via executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm. We’ll keep it a buck, they had us locked in from the first episode when we peeped Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara Gordon were clearly Black people. Also, the Penguin is a woman (Oswalda Cobblepot, voiced by Minnie Driver), and just as dastardly, so sign us up for the DEI creativity that’s always welcome.

—Alvin aqua Blanco

White Chicks –  Netflix

The early 2000s were full of movies that would never be produced nowadays, which makes them even more special to watch now. Buried in that catalog is White Chicks, starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans who play two FBI agents who come up with the hare-brained scheme of dressing up in drag as two uber-rich white socialites so that the real women don’t get abducted during a long weekend in The Hamptons.

The ridiculousness continues as the Wayans have culture clashes while trying to fit in with the sisters’ friends and a stereotypical boneheaded athlete role played by Terry Crews, who salivates over blondes. Don’t worry, we’ll pretend you don’t know the words to Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles,” too. (IYKYK)

Stream the movie on Netflix.  —Bruce Goodwin II

 

 

All American –  Netflix

All American, the CW hit based on a true story, is now on Netflix for you to catch up on. With six seasons in, you’ll have plenty of time to binge-watch. The show explores the collision of two worlds: the gang violence and threat of gentrification in Crenshaw and the high society life of Beverly Hills. It follows Spencer, a star football player from Crenshaw, who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High. Despite his new life and playing for Beverly Hills, Spencer James can’t stay out of the drama in his old neighborhood as he tries to protect his friends and family. Can he balance life in both worlds and achieve his dream of making it to the pros?—Lexi Felder

Black Lightning – Netflix

Black Lightning originally aired on The CW network in 2018, starring Cress Williams in the titular role with China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams, Marvin “Krondon” Jones III, Damon Gupton, James Remar, Jordan Calloway, and Chantal Thuy in starring roles. Jill Scott also makes an appearance on the series, along with Living Single alum Erika Alexander among others. The series follows the exploits of Jefferson Pierce, who retired from the superhero duties as Black Lightning to become a high school principal in the fictional city of Freeland, Ga.  Jones, who has amassed a long career in Hip-Hop under the stage name Krondon, plays the role of The 100 gang leader Tobias Whale. The show only aired for four seasons and crossed over into the so-called “Arrowverse” in its third season. It’s a fun and solid watch for a binging weekend. Check out the direct link to the show on Netflix.—D.L. Chandler

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