Aaron Lanton, Keith Dennie, and Tim Molloy look at pop culture through a racial lens, focusing on the low-key things some people might miss to discuss their deeper meanings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What OBSESSION Can Teach Us About Dating
Obsession (2023) · Sep 1, 2026
COHERENCE: How to Blow Minds on a $50K Budget
Coherence (2014) · Jul 7, 2026
"The Bluff" Is Unexpected Pirate Fun
The Bluff (2026) · Mar 23, 2026
Dads Watch Kids Movies: THE WITCHES
The Witches (1990) · Oct 28, 2025
WEAPONS: Can It Be All So Simple? (Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers)
Weapons (2025) · Aug 22, 2025
Magazine Dreams and the Return of Jonathan Majors
Magazine Dreams (2025) · May 8, 2025
Mickey 17 Review
Mickey 17 (2025) · Mar 17, 2025
A Different Man
A Different Man (2024) · Feb 24, 2025
Woman of the Hour: How to Not Be Like a Serial Killer
Woman of the Hour (2024) · Nov 6, 2024
City of God: The Fight Rages On Makes America Look Naive
City of God (2002) · Sep 3, 2024
Deadpool and Wolverine Review
Deadpool (2016) · Aug 2, 2024
The Acolyte Review
The Acolyte (2021) · Jun 30, 2024
The Problem With Every Godzilla Movie
Godzilla Minus One (2023) · Jun 11, 2024
Seeing Both Sides With The Sympathizer
The Sympathizer (2023) · May 29, 2024
Unlocked, unlocked
Unlocked (2023) · May 1, 2024
Netflix's Damsel Models Itself After Grendel
Damsel (2024) · Mar 18, 2024
No Hard Feelings Is a Smart Bait and Switch
No Hard Feelings (2023) · Nov 10, 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) · Aug 15, 2023
The Flash Review
The Flash (2023) · Jun 27, 2023
Fired on Mars Review
Fired on Mars (2016) · Apr 28, 2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Is Weightless and Unfun
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) · Feb 27, 2023
You People Review
You People (2023) · Feb 4, 2023
Bullet Train Review
Bullet Train (2022) · Dec 16, 2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) · Dec 9, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ever and Ever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
Black Adam Review
Black Adam (2022) · Oct 30, 2022
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) · Sep 9, 2022
Day Shift Review
Day Shift (2022) · Aug 27, 2022
Emergency
Emergency (2022) · Jun 16, 2022
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) · May 20, 2022
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Review
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) · May 8, 2022
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021) · Feb 3, 2022
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021) · Dec 31, 2021
8-Bit Christmas Review (The Low Key Holiday Spectacular)
8-Bit Christmas (2021) · Dec 23, 2021
King Richard Review
King Richard (2021) · Nov 26, 2021
The Harder They Fall Review
The Harder They Fall (2021) · Nov 7, 2021
Dune 2021 Review
Dune (2021) · Oct 28, 2021
The Moment (feat. Charles W. Bush)
The Moment (2026) · Oct 20, 2021
There's Nothing Low-Key About Kate
Kate (2021) · Sep 30, 2021
What If and the State of the MCU
What If (2021) · Aug 28, 2021
Suicide Squad and the Destruction of Plot Armor
Suicide Squad (2016) · Aug 16, 2021
No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move (2021) · Jul 26, 2021
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Dads Discuss Kevin Hart in Fatherhood
Fatherhood (2021) · Jul 1, 2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead (and Who Like MacGuffins)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) · May 21, 2021
The Outside Story: Low Stakes, High Rooftops
The Outside Story (2021) · May 13, 2021
Weird Oscars, Falcon Praise and Complaints, But First: Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (2021) · Apr 29, 2021
Concrete Cowboy
Concrete Cowboy (2020) · Apr 9, 2021
Coming 2 America, Low-Key Feminism, and Wesley Snipes' Most Underrated Films
Coming 2 America (2021) · Mar 17, 2021
Nomadland and Characters With No Destination
Nomadland (2021) · Mar 8, 2021
I Care a Lot and Despicable Protagonists
I Care a Lot (2021) · Feb 25, 2021
Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) · Feb 19, 2021
Pieces of a Woman
Pieces of a Woman (2020) · Jan 25, 2021
One Night in Miami
One Night in Miami... (2020) · Jan 20, 2021
His House, an Immigration Horror Story
His House (2020) · Oct 31, 2020
Hosts, a Hammer, and Maybe Some Bible Stuff
Hosts (2020) · Oct 16, 2020
1BR, and the Cult That Recruits at IHOP
1BR (2019) · Sep 10, 2020
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) · Jul 23, 2020
The Old Guard
The Old Guard (2020) · Jul 17, 2020
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Jul 2, 2020
Da 5 Bloods and Cross-Generational Trauma
Da 5 Bloods (2020) · Jun 18, 2020
'Just Mercy' and Just Policing
Just Mercy (2019) · Jun 9, 2020
'The Platform' Is the Ultimate COVID-19 Movie... Or Is It?
The Platform (2019) · Apr 21, 2020
Netflix's 'Uncorked' Is a Worthy Memphis Movie
Uncorked (2020) · Apr 10, 2020
High Fidelity: Zoë Kravitz Updates a John Cusack Movie That Featured Her Mom, Lisa Bonet
High Fidelity (2000) · Feb 24, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
Saw (2004) · Jan 16, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
No Time to Die (2021) · Jan 16, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) · Jan 16, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
Uncut Gems (2019) · Jan 16, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
Parasite (2019) · Jan 16, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
Black Widow (2021) · Jan 16, 2020
2020 Movies We're Excited for, From Tenet to Black Widow to Saw
Tenet (2020) · Jan 16, 2020
Watchmen: In Praise of High-Risk TV
Watchmen (2009) · Dec 20, 2019
What Is 'Watchmen' Saying About Race in America?
Watchmen (2009) · Nov 16, 2019
'Dolemite Is My Name': Rudy Ray Moore, Tyler Perry, Robert Townsend and DIY Moviemaking
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
What Is 'Joker' Trying to Say About Poverty and Mental Illness?
Joker (2019) · Oct 18, 2019
Is David Oyelowo's 'Don't Let Go' About Time-Travel? Or Something Else?
Don't Let Go (2019) · Aug 30, 2019
'Cannon Busters,' 'The Witcher,' 'The Irishman' and More 2019 Projects We're Excited About (Podcast)
The Irishman (2019) · Aug 23, 2019
Is 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' Better or Worse if You Know the Full Manson-Sharon Tate Story?
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Aug 3, 2019
How 'Avengers: Endgame' Sets A High Bar For Cinema's Next Era
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Apr 30, 2019
What We Want From 'Avengers: Endgame'
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Apr 23, 2019
Let's Talk 'Guava Island,' Where Donald Glover Meets Bob Marley (and Rihanna's There, Too)
Guava Island (2019) · Apr 19, 2019
Joker, 'The Twilight Zone,' and Sad-Sack Standup Comedy
Joker (2019) · Apr 5, 2019
Joker, 'The Twilight Zone,' and Sad-Sack Standup Comedy
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling (2019) · Apr 5, 2019
Let's Compare Jordan Peele's 'Us' and Get Out
Us (2019) · Mar 27, 2019
Captain Marvel, Feminism and Fanboy Angst
Captain Marvel (2019) · Mar 15, 2019
Episode 23: 'High Flying Bird,' Colin Kaepernick and 'The Revolt of the Black Athlete'
High Flying Bird (2019) · Feb 19, 2019
Episode 21: Does 'Black Panther' Deserve Its Best Picture Nomination?
Black Panther (2018) · Jan 30, 2019
Episode 20: When 'Beale Street' Hits Close to Home: 'It Was Terrifying'
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) · Jan 18, 2019
Episode 19: 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,' Sex Robots and Your Phone
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) · Jan 10, 2019
Episode 18: The Low-Key Racial Subtext of 'Into the Spider-Verse'
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · Dec 24, 2018