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Though predictable and possibly too sweet, Brown Sugar is charming, well-acted, and smarter than typical rom-com fare. Read Critics Reviews
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- Rick Famuyiwa
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- Taye Diggs
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Modern pop culture has basically boiled Blaxploitation down to parody in comedy films like Black Dynamite and Undercover Brother. That's not to say humor isn't a key part of a genre. For a history lesson, watch Eddie Murphy’s Rudy Ray Moore biopic, Dolemite Is My Name, on Editors’ Choice video streaming service Netflix. However, there is more to th...
After a seven-day free trial, Brown Sugar costs $3.99 per month, making it the most affordable of the Black-focused streaming services we've seen. BET+ costs $9.99 per month. KweliTV has more flexible pricing options, including a free ad-supported live TV tier, but its best subscription costs $5.99 per month. That's the same price as ad-supported t...
For as stylish as these Blaxploitation movies can be, Brown Sugar's web interface is functional but pretty plain. Along with one highlighted movie up top, there are rows of movies and shows in a big grid below. The grid is separated by genre, including special collections like "Black Lives Matter" and "Brown Sugar Roots," but your only search optio...
Considering the poor sound quality of these older, low-budget movies, I’m thankful for Brown Sugar's robust subtitle options. You can change fonts, colors, size, backgrounds, and window transparency with ease from the video player itself. Along with cast and release year, each Brown Sugar listing shows an age rating. However, there are no parental ...
We can't argue strongly enough for you to use a VPNto stay safe and private online. The downside is that virtually changing where you are in the world can sometimes disable video streaming services that rely on region-specific licensing deals. Some streaming services play nice with VPN, even if it's just in specific circumstances. Brown Sugar isn’t...
With so many streaming services out there, dominating a niche seems like the only way to stand out from the pack. Even as its library fluctuates, Brown Sugar's focus on classic Blaxploitation movies is one of the more exciting and worthwhile film history niches we can think of, especially at its price. However, Netflix is still our video streaming ...
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Oct 11, 2002 · "Brown Sugar," advertised as a hip-hop comedy, is more like a slice of black professional life (there's not even an entire hip-hop song in the whole movie). Directed and co-written by Rick Famuyiwa, the movie returns to a world similar to his "The Wood" (1999), but the characters are deeper and more complex.
Oct 11, 2002 · Brown Sugar: Directed by Rick Famuyiwa. With Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Yasiin Bey, Nicole Ari Parker. Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Rick Famuyiwa
- 2002-10-11
Brown Sugar is a 2002 romantic music comedy starring Taya Diggs,Queen Latifah and Nicole Ari Parker. The plot follows an A&R executive named Dre(Diggs) who focuses on hip-hop and a magazine editor named Sidney, who have known each other since childhood.
Hip-hop inspired romcom has language, sexual references. Read Common Sense Media's Brown Sugar review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Brown Sugar manages to take hip-hop's well-established history and make it digestible for audiences not necessarily tied directly into the core of that culture. Full Review | Jul 2, 2008
