HAMNET Movie Review + SONG SUNG BLUE and BLKNEWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS | SEATED Podcast | Ep. 19

Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr. travel back to 16th-century England for this week's review of HAMNET. Starring Jessie Buckley as the fierce, intuition-led Agnes and Pedro Pascal as her drifting playwright husband, the film offers a lyrical look at the devastating loss that sparked a masterpiece.

Ray and Tre'vell look beyond the period costumes to grapple with the film's heavy emotional toll. They ask the hard questions: Is the "tortured genius" actually worth the trauma they inflict on their family? And why is that specific archetype—the brilliant artist whose greatness excuses their absence—a title seldom explored through Black narratives in film?

Tune in for their verdict: is this literary adaptation a "Seated," "Stream It," or a "Skip It?"

Plus, the hosts play a special "Same Energy" edition of the Black Cinema Games, highlighting Black films that mirror the themes of Hamnet. Finally, they close the show with Good Vibes Only, sharing what's bringing them joy this week.

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00:00:00 - Editor's Note

00:00:27 - Show Intro

00:01:22 - Fresh Out: Song Sung Blue

00:05:46 - Fresh Out: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

00:09:35 - Hamnet Review (Spoiler Free)

00:44:16 - Seated, Skip It, Stream It Verdict

00:45:42 - Rotten Tomatoes Rating

00:46:42 - Black Critic Spotlight: Tim Cogshell, LAist/FilmWeek

00:47:55 - Black Cinema Games: Same Energy

00:59:57 - Good Vibes Only: Origin (2023), Ghostlight (2024)

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CREDITS

Hosts: Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr.

Produced by: Slayzhon and FiftyLeven Media

Editor: Ray Love Jr.

Theme Music: Buckroll

Animation: Agung Adhi

Location Partner: The WalkGood Yard ( @WalkGoodLA )

Creative Consultant: Jade Fox ( ⁨@iamjadefox⁩ )

Publicity: House of Heralds

MOVIES DISCUSSED

• Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Jacobi Jupe, Noah Jupe (Directed by Chloé Zhao)
• Song Sung Blue starring Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson (Directed by Craig Brewer)
• BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions starring Shaunette Renée Wilson, Kaneza Schaal, Hope Giselle, Bria Samoné Henderson (Directed by Kahlil Joseph)
• Exhibiting Forgiveness starring André Holland, Andra Day, John Earl Jelks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Directed by Titus Kaphar)
• All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt starring Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Reginald Helms Jr., Zainab Jah, Sheila Atim, Chris Chalk (Directed by Raven Jackson)
• Fences starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson (Directed by Denzel Washington)
• Till starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg (Directed by Chinonye Chukwu)
• Ghostlight starring Keith Kupferer, Dolly de Leon, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Tara Mallen (Directed by Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson)
• Origin starring aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood (Directed by Ava DuVernay)
• The Deliverance starring Andra Day, Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo'Nique (Directed by Lee Daniels)
• Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School starring Mo'Nique

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