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Syd & Lex review "She Taught Love" written by and staring Darrell Brit-Gibson. Syd is loving this LA romance. The soundtrack and LA views in this film leave both hosts with nostalgia for Insecure.
Movie Info
She Taught Love (2024)
Synopsis: A guy, Frank, on a self-destructive path. A girl, Mali, with an expiration date. What a perfect time to meet and fall in love.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7983904/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Mr. Crocket' starring Elvis Nolasco. Syd may be increasing her tolerance for scary movies, but this gory horror was no easy watch. Lex somehow finds something religious about this fright.
Movie Info
Mr. Crocket
Synopsis: A mother embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her son from a demonic children's show host who is kidnapping kids.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916093/
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Syd & Lex review 'The Fits' from Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis. Lex is blown away by the sheer accuracy of this film's portrayal of the struggle to grow into gender. Syd is swayed into giving flowers to this story, and its lead actor-ess.
Movie Info
The Fits
Synopsis: While training at the gym 11-year-old tomboy Toni becomes entranced with a dance troupe. As she struggles to fit in she finds herself caught up in danger as the group begins to suffer from fainting spells and other violent fits.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4238858/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'We Grown Now', a coming-of-age story staring Jurnee Smolett, Blake Cameron James, and Gian Knight Ramirez. Lex can't help but point out what's missing from this story. Syd shares her favorite things about stories of Black youth.
Movie Info
We Grown Now
Synopsis: Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28639049/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Mother May I' from Ebony Tates and Dennis Reed II. The hosts went into this movie expecting a Monster-in-Law type tale, but the plot twist in this movie left Syd and Lex hysterical.
Note from Editor Lex: Hey y'all, I was in the process of moving to a new apartment when we recorded this, and I had to use my backup microphone. So my audio may sound a little different than normal. Thanks for tuning in; you'll have a good laugh with this episode!
Movie Info
Mother May I (2024)
Synopsis: A man is torn between two women in his life when his overprotective mother tries convince him that the woman he's fallen for is not the one.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31778551/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Immortal City Records' starring D Woods, RonReaco Lee, and Mia Wilkerson. Syd, our resident Pop Culture Historian, walks us through the legacy of Making the Band 3. The hosts hang on for this wild plot that shows the dark side of the music industry.
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Immortal City Records
Synopsis: After accepting a job at Immortal City Records, aspiring singer Drea thinks all her dreams are coming true. But those dreams soon become nightmares as she gets tangled up in the label's dark secrets.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23330162/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review the sequel to 'Boxed In' starring Reginae Carter and Clifton Powell. Lex is pleased to see that the boxing choreography has improved since the first installment of 'Boxed In'. But Syd isn't sold on the romantic drama in this sequel.
Movie Info
Boxed In 2 (2023)
Synopsis: Ria is a rising star in the world of boxing. She has everything she could ever imagine with the exception of one thing: Love. Ria will have to decide if it's worth fighting for the sport she believes in, or the one she believes in.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28539315/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_3
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Note from Syd and Lex: Hey y'all, we need to go on a short break, we'll be back with new episodes this summer!
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Syd & Lex review 'The Pass' from producers Todd Tucker and Kandi Buruss. Syd ties in the reality tv lore behind the making of this film. And Lex shares a salacious encounter not unlike the drama in this plot.
Movie Info
Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker's The Pass
Synopsis: A married couple gives each other one night off from fidelity - a "hall pass" and their lives are quickly turned upside down as the one night of pleasure becomes a tool of deception.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28769032/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Succuba' from director Jaron Lockridge. Despite the mystical nature of this story, the hosts remain un-mystified.
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Succuba (2022)
Synopsis: An evil presence attaches to a lonely widower who intends to guard it for as long as he can.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18297438/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_2
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Door Mouse', the directorial debut of Avan Jorgia, starring Hayley Law and Keith Powers. Lex loves the neo-noir elements of this quirky thriller. And Syd indulges her ineer Tumblr teen.
Movie Info
Door Mouse (2023)
Synopsis: A comic-book creator working at a burlesque club enlists the help of a colleague to figure out what's behind the disappearances of young women in their circle in this oddball neo-noir.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5859970/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt' directed by Raven Jackson. Syd and Lex sink their teeth into this critically-acclaimed pick. Lex brings in childhood memories of fishing and eating chalk dirt.
Movie Info
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Synopsis: A decades-spanning exploration of a woman's life in Mississippi and an ode to the generations of people, places, and ineffable moments that shape us.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11534720/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Life Ain't like the Movies' directed by Robert Mychal Patrick Butler. Syd gives a full rundown of the state of Black teen movies.
Movie Info
Life Ain't Like the Movies
Synopsis: The coming age story of a 16 year old quirky black teen. The film follows him as he goes through high school. He deals with various issues like love, death, bullies, and social awkwardness.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10627530/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Story Ave' starring Assante Blackk and Luis Guzman. Lex finds beauty in this story that some would paint as a "trauma movie." Syd shares her journey as a Recovering Suburban Kid
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Story Ave
Synopsis: Follows a teenage graffiti artist who ran away from home and holds up an unwary MTA worker in a robbery gone right that would change their lives forever.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21877154/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review the first, indie biopic to be featured on the show, 'Sweetwater' starring Everett Osborne. The movie tells the story of one of the first Black basketball players to integrate the NBA, Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton.
Syd loves biopics. Lex loves sports movies. So how did both hosts dislike this film so much?
Movie Info
Sweetwater (2023)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2365971/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review "Not to Be Played With" from filmmaker Edd Caldwell Jr. The hosts coin the term "adultery drama" to capture this subgenre of film. And Lex loves the meta way that this story ends.
Movie Info
Not to Be Played With (2024)
Synopsis: An unfaithful man meets a woman who is not to be played with.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30761600/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex kick off season 5 with 'The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster' starring Laya DeLeon Hayes and Denzel Whitaker. Syd may have watched this horror flick through her fingers, but she gives it high marks. Lex applauds the makeup and effects.
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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Synopsis: Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19896150/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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A Message from Syd and Lex: Thank you to all of our Listener Homegirls for tuning in and supporting us for 4 incredible seasons of The New Chitlin Circuit! We usually take a break over the holidays, before coming back with a new season in January. We'll still be back with more Black indie reviews next year, but we'll be taking a longer break to rest, work on other projects, and spend time with our loved ones.
Thanks for your support, and we'll see you next year!
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Thank you for tuning in every Monday this year for season 4 of the New Chitlin Circuit. We reviewed 30+ Black, independent films this year, and now it's time to wrap up the season with awards! See timestamps below for our special award categories.
See you in 2024!
Season 4 Awards
Heavy Hitter Award (Best Picture) Nominees: 'Brother', 'Three Ways', 'Cinnamon', and 'Plenty (2016)'
12:16 Most Unhinged Plot Nominees: 'Dance for Me', 'Pay the Lady', and 'Dutch'
19:30 Best Love Story Nominees: 'Cinnamon', '#LoveGoals', and 'Street Code Broken'
44:30 Who Came to Act Award Nominees: Aaron Pierre in 'Brother', John Boyega in 'Breaking', and Hailey Kilgore in 'Cinnamon'
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30:00 Dishonorable Mentions
41:24 Shout-outs
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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Syd & Lex review 'Throwback Holiday' starring Jennifer Freeman and Robert Ri'chard. Syd appreciates the cute, lighthearted love story. While Lex was bored with this predictable tale...until the end of the movie.
Tune in for this final review of season 4. Shoutout to listener homegirl Brianna C. for dropping this movie in our suggestion box at thenewchitlincircuit.com!
Movie Info
Listener Pick: Throwback Holiday
Synopsis: Jacqueline is living an unfulfilled life in a doomed marriage. After a chance encounter with a former classmate, she rethinks her life's choices and wishes she could go back to high school for a do-over. Like a Christmas miracle, Jacqueline awakens to find herself as a high school senior again with the ability to change everything.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8669354/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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We'll be back next week with the final review of the season: Throwback Holiday. This episode originally published last year. We had a blast reviewing it, we hope you enjoy revisiting it!
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Original description: Syd & Lex kick off holiday season with Hip-Hop Holiday starring Ta'Rhonda and Wendy Raquel Robinson. Both hosts are loving this romantic, holiday love story.
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Hip Hop Holiday
Synopsis: Larger than life hip hop diva, Leesa J, rekindles an old friendship over Christmas and her walk down memory lane forces her to reexamine her life, her habits and the real reason for the dislike for the holiday that she once loved so dearly.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10754206/
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The New Chitlin Circuit is the only podcast dedicated solely to highlighting Black, independent film. Every Monday, Syd and Lex review a Black indie, low-budget, or direct-to-tv movie. Some weeks the hosts dig into an edgy Hood-drama on Tubi. Other weeks, Syd and Lex dive into meditative, arthouse films. But every week, it's Black Indies Only.
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