![]() ![]() Where to start? The 1970s? The origins of Blaxploitation? That bad mutha, Shaft (1971)? The lesser known but no less influential Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (also 1971)? Other cult classics of the genre? The controversy that's plagued it since its inception? The difficult to discern line between racism and satire? Empowerment and provocation? Should we skip past the '70s and dive into later Blaxploitation homages and throw-backs? I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)? Jackie Brown (1997)? Pootie Tang (2001)? Scott Sanders, Byron Minns and Michael Jai White's Black Dynamite (2009)? The trio's more recent Cartoon Network/Adult Swim animated series of the same name? Shutcho mouth. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, August 2, 2014 *Insert blatantly offensive, dubiously racist joke here* Black Dynamite: Season One Blu-ray Review
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