Black Dynamite

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  • Opened October 16, 2009 
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • R | drug content, some violence, sexuality/nudity and language

  • When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Michael Jai White stars as Black Dynamite, a gun-toting, nunchuck-wielding, ladies man and soul brother. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Michael Jai White, Kym E. Whitley, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Chapman, Byron Minns
  • Director: Scott Sanders
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Along the way, Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times
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An enjoyable celebratory ode to a fiercely entertaining counterculture-inspired genre. Read full review

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Variety
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This film will delight both discriminating fans of the blaxploitation tradition and ordinary lovers of goofy, in-ya-face thrills. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

It's one of those loving modern retreads of older genre movies. Read full review

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Michael Jai White as Black Dynamite in "Black Dynamite."