The Mack (1973)
Though often lumped in with the plethora of Blaxploitation flicks to come out in the 1970s, The Mack is somewhat separated from the subgenre due to its more serious plotline and profound social commentary. It is...
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Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985)
A jumbled mix of various genres popular among African-American moviegoers, Motown king Berry Gordy lent his name and label’s music to this film that blends blaxtploitation, martial arts, and music videos into a lowbrow...
Across 110th Street (1972)
One of the grittiest and most violent films of its era, Across 110th Street, is a reliable police action vehicle made especially compelling with its claustrophobic location work, giving us a feel of the bleakness and...
Foxy Brown (1974)
A staple in any blaxploitation cinema lover’s diet, Foxy Brown is perhaps Pam Grier’s most popular in the genre. Grier is Foxy Brown personified — sexy, tough, and able to alternatively seduce or throw down...
Shaft (2000)
This is, of course, a remake of the classic film from the 70s that kicked off the beginning of the blaxploitation craze that followed for the next few years. Updated to the 90s with...
Coffy (1973)
Pam Grier stars as Coffy, a nurse who gets fed up with the drugs and crime that all but killed her little sister and is ruining the neighborhoods of the inner cities. She takes...