This podcast was created with a focus to celebrate the works and contributions of Black filmmakers, actresses and actors. We’ll be breaking down a lot of the movies that shaped the culture, as well as highlighting the careers of your favorite film and television stars. We want to make sure people get their flowers while they can smell them, so we built the Culture Garden
Marshall (2017)
Marshall (2017) · May 28, 2026
Soul Food (1997)
Soul Food (1997) · May 15, 2026
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · May 1, 2026
Out of Time (2003)
Out of Time (2003) · Apr 23, 2026
She Hate Me (2004)
She Hate Me (2004) · Apr 16, 2026
Superfly (2018)
SuperFly (2018) · Apr 10, 2026
Entergalactic (2022)
Entergalactic (2022) · Feb 26, 2026
Hav Plenty (1997)
Hav Plenty (1997) · Feb 20, 2026
Relationship Goals (2026)
Relationship Goals (2026) · Feb 12, 2026
In Too Deep (1999)
In Too Deep (1999) · Jan 30, 2026
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II (2003) · Jan 15, 2026
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
Best in Show (2000) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
Inception (2010) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
12 Years a Slave (2013) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
Whiplash (2014) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
The Favourite (2018) · Dec 5, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 60-51
Uncut Gems (2019) · Dec 5, 2025
Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married? (2007) · Nov 27, 2025
The Waterboy
The Waterboy (1998) · Nov 15, 2025
The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key (2005) · Oct 30, 2025
Film Club: September 2025
The Smashing Machine (2025) · Oct 10, 2025
Film Club: September 2025
One Battle After Another (2025) · Oct 10, 2025
Little Giants
Little Giants (1994) · Sep 19, 2025
Love, Brooklyn
Love, Brooklyn (2025) · Sep 11, 2025
Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) · Aug 26, 2025
NY Times Best Movies of the 21st Century: 90-81
Melancholia (2011) · Aug 22, 2025
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020) · Jun 27, 2025
Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records (2008) · Jun 12, 2025
One of Them Days
One of Them Days (2025) · Jun 5, 2025
A Conversation about "Sinners"
Sinners (2025) · May 8, 2025
The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype (1996) · May 2, 2025
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1990) · Apr 17, 2025
Men of Honor
Men of Honor (2000) · Mar 27, 2025
The Perfect Find
The Perfect Find (2023) · Feb 21, 2025
About Last Night
About Last Night... (1986) · Feb 14, 2025
About Last Night
About Last Night (2014) · Feb 14, 2025
She Taught Love
She Taught Love (2024) · Feb 6, 2025
Little Man
Little Man (2006) · Jan 30, 2025
The Five Heartbeats 2.0
The Five Heartbeats (1991) · Jan 16, 2025
Janky Promoters
Janky Promoters (2009) · Jan 2, 2025
Bad Santa
Bad Santa (2003) · Dec 19, 2024
Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas (2016) · Dec 13, 2024
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail (1998) · Dec 5, 2024
School Daze
School Daze (1988) · Nov 27, 2024
Four Brothers
Four Brothers (2005) · Nov 14, 2024
Bonus Episode: The Lion King presented by Childish Grownups
The Lion King (1994) · Nov 8, 2024
The High Note
The High Note (2020) · Oct 24, 2024
21 Bridges
21 Bridges (2019) · Oct 11, 2024
The Blackening
The Blackening (2023) · Oct 4, 2024
Blue Streak
Blue Streak (1999) · Sep 26, 2024
Entourage
Entourage (2015) · Sep 19, 2024
The Culture Garden Takeover: You Got Served
You Got Served (2004) · Sep 17, 2024
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · Jul 4, 2024
The Town
The Town (2010) · Jun 20, 2024
The Equalizer
The Equalizer (2014) · May 24, 2024
The Family That Preys
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) · Apr 26, 2024
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) · Apr 5, 2024
Mean Girls
Mean Girls (2004) · Apr 3, 2024
Love Don't Cost A Thing
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003) · Mar 22, 2024
Girls Trip
Girls Trip (2017) · Mar 21, 2024
A Low Down Dirty Shame
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) · Mar 15, 2024
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Save The Last Dance
Save the Last Dance (2001) · Mar 1, 2024
Disappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts (2000) · Feb 29, 2024
What Men Want
What Men Want (2019) · Feb 22, 2024
Sylvie's Love
Sylvie's Love (2020) · Feb 15, 2024
Beyond the Lights
Beyond the Lights (2014) · Feb 8, 2024
Waist Deep
Waist Deep (2006) · Jan 25, 2024
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: It Takes Two
It Takes Two (1995) · Jan 23, 2024
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Waiting
Waiting... (2005) · Jan 10, 2024
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife (1996) · Dec 21, 2023
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element (1997) · Dec 19, 2023
Friday After Next
Friday After Next (2002) · Dec 14, 2023
Home Alone
Home Alone (1990) · Dec 7, 2023
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Dutch
Dutch (1991) · Nov 23, 2023
American Gangster
American Gangster (2007) · Nov 16, 2023
The Inkwell
The Inkwell (1994) · Nov 9, 2023
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Joy Ride
Joy Ride (2001) · Nov 7, 2023
All About the Benjamins
All About the Benjamins (2002) · Oct 26, 2023
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Glitter
Glitter (2001) · Oct 24, 2023
One Night In Miami...
One Night in Miami... (2020) · Oct 12, 2023
Skool's Guilty Pleasures: Demolition Man
Demolition Man (1993) · Oct 10, 2023
The Replacements
The Replacements (2000) · Oct 6, 2023
Menace II Society
Menace II Society (1993) · Sep 21, 2023
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) · Sep 14, 2023
Skool's Guilty Pleasures Presents: Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West (1999) · Sep 1, 2023
Boomerang
Boomerang (1992) · Aug 17, 2023
Lean On Me
Lean On Me (1989) · Aug 10, 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) · Aug 3, 2023
Pretty Woman
Nimona (2023) · Jul 27, 2023
Above The Rim
Above the Rim (1994) · Jul 20, 2023
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow (2005) · Jul 6, 2023
Get On Up
Get On Up (2014) · Jun 22, 2023
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls (2007) · Jun 15, 2023
Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008) · Jun 8, 2023
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) · Jun 1, 2023
Theater Experience: The Little Mermaid & Blackberry
The Little Mermaid (2023) · May 31, 2023
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) · May 11, 2023
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou (1997) · May 4, 2023
Draft Day
Draft Day (2014) · Apr 27, 2023
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) · Apr 20, 2023
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues (1990) · Apr 13, 2023
Liar Liar
Liar Liar (1997) · Apr 6, 2023
New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive (1995) · Mar 23, 2023
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come (2001) · Mar 16, 2023
Jumping The Broom
Jumping the Broom (2011) · Feb 23, 2023
The Photograph
The Photograph (2020) · Feb 16, 2023
Malcolm & Marie
Malcolm & Marie (2021) · Feb 9, 2023
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar (2002) · Feb 2, 2023
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) · Jan 26, 2023
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding (2010) · Jan 20, 2023
The Best Man Holiday
The Best Man Holiday (2013) · Dec 22, 2022
This Christmas
This Christmas (2007) · Dec 15, 2022
Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother (2002) · Dec 8, 2022
Just Wright
Just Wright (2010) · Dec 1, 2022
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way (1993) · Nov 17, 2022
Black Panther
Black Panther (2018) · Nov 10, 2022
Training Day
Training Day (2001) · Oct 27, 2022
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents (1995) · Oct 20, 2022
No Country For Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Oct 3, 2022
Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim (2019) · Sep 19, 2022
A Thin Line Between Love & Hate
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) · Aug 26, 2022
Love & Basketball
Love & Basketball (2000) · Aug 19, 2022
Set It Off
Set It Off (1996) · Jul 28, 2022
Really Love
Really Love (2020) · Apr 8, 2022
Bonus Episode: Head of State
Head of State (2003) · Mar 25, 2022
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) · Mar 3, 2022
A Conversation about Soul Food
Soul Food (1997) · Feb 4, 2022
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1996) · Jan 7, 2022
The Best Man
The Best Man (1999) · Dec 17, 2021
Barbershop
Barbershop (2002) · Aug 25, 2021
House Party
Love Happy (1949) · Jun 25, 2021
Next Friday
Next Friday (2000) · Apr 30, 2021
A Podcast for Nina
Love Jones (1997) · Apr 2, 2021
The Wayans Family
White Chicks (2004) · Mar 12, 2021