Shaft (1971 / Region Free Blu-ray)
He’s “Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt”. Richard Roundtree is John Shaft, tough New York private eye who tells it like it is. Directed by the multi-talented Gordon Parks.
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What is your favorite film in the “soul cinema” genre?
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DON KROUSKOP
BLACULA is my poison of choice. It may have an awful title, but the pathos is actually quite good. I’m surprised someone hasn’t gotten around to remaking it yet.
My favorite was ‘Three The Hard Way’. It was Jim Brown, Fred Williamson & Jim Kelly starring. They were all at the top of their game and each got a scene to showcase their best. They worked well together as well. Killer Soundtrack. Sexy Woman, great fight scenes a anti-Black people Bad guy Some terrific explosions and all in all One of the best of the Genre!
Wiilie Dynamite, one of the first movies I remember seeing on Showtime…Willie D!!!
I love Cleopatra Jones. Tamara Dobson was exquisite and badass!
Three the Hard Way! Staring the holy trinity of soul cinema!
Black Mama, White Mama. anything with Sid Haig!
My favorite has always been COFFY, starring the inimitable Pam Grier. Grier delivers a tour de force performance and enjoys some humorous interplay with frequent costar Sid Haig, and writer-director Jack Hill manages to deliver all the ass-kicking action one expects from this type of movie without compromising character or pathos. Coffy is a very sympathetic and likable heroine, one who manages to retain her humanity and vulnerability even as she’s dealing out hardcore street justice to the pimps, pushers, and politicians responsible for her sister’s fate.
I would have to say Jackie Brown. Even though more of a modern homage to the genre I would still class it with the classics.
If that’s not accepted though, I would have to say Super Fly.
Across 110th Street is also a favourite.
im gonna have to go with black shampoo not one of the better known movies but come on a hairstylist with that takes revenge with a chainsaw cant beat that
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Fav film: Foxy Brown
Well that’s easy for me, Shaft!