Black Caesar

A lot of blaxploitation movies (even the good ones) can be pretty dopey male power fantasies, with incredible aesthetic window dressing to make up the difference - the music, the style, the characters, the acting, the dialogue, etc. But Black Caesar is a rare case of a very…

Joe

"If only you knew how to fight, Joe, you coulda owned the whole town and everybody in it." "I never wanted to own anybody." A blaxploitation film that indulges in its righteous revenge while also complicating it by never losing sight of the inherent brutality of white…

Josh Lewis

“Black Caesar” has all the messy ambition and gutsiness of its lead character. It sprays a wave of machine gun fire across its frames. And as so often happens in a hail of bullets… some of them do actually connect to their targets.   Director Larry Cohen’s title callback…

theriverjordan

the gangsterflick that should have get that massive 70s attention instead of The Godfather. just saying. wonderfully raw guerrilla street brawler with the charm of a roughed up boxer winning a match last second by knockout. decidedly political and rightfully so. James…

shookone

The film grabs your attention right from the start with an engaging mob hit involving a shoe shining. When the James Brown scores kicked in, I was completely hooked! Fred Williamson walking down the street to "The Boss" perfectly captures the essence of cool, showcasing why…

BeardofTsu

*tosses severed ear into plate of pasta* "sauce looked like it needed a little more meat" [insert chef's kiss here]

Justin LaLiberty

Black Caesar is a shockingly modern, utterly devastating story about a man (Tommy Gibbs, played by Fred Williamson in what must be the best performance of his life) seeking money and power, two things he's decided are the keys to a vague but very personal revenge he's…

sakana1

What struck me most about Black Caesar (apart from the legendary soundtrack, which I’ve been familiar with for years before I even considered seeking out the movie) is the character arc of Tommy Gibbs. We basically watch him ascend the ranks of the streets from a…

Jerry

This one grabbed me pretty early with a young shoeshiner assisting in a mob hit, followed directly by a James Brown song, who is an artist that I've always been a huge fan of. This film shows a kid already well on his way to a life of crime running hush money to a corrupt…

Xeremy Hall 🟠🟢🔵