![]() In Space Jam - which somehow required not one, not two, not three, but FOUR screenwriters - like an epic adaptation of Doctor Faustus, Michael Jordan has retired from basketball and has moved on to baseball. Where is The Dude who dropped out after three semesters at Howard? Where are the black analogues to Abbi and Ilana? Or Harold and Kumar? What’s the hip-hop album/film mashup that accomplishes the trippy satisfaction of Dark Side of Oz?īut until that day comes, let’s revisit what makes Space Jam an excellent stoner film. ![]() Friday’s casual violence doesn’t age so well. I went on the hunt for the perfect black stoner flick and kept coming up disappointed. This week, I busied myself with a bit of public service journalism. Southern University is the first HBCU to get into medical marijuana.The King and the Queen: How LeBron James and Beyoncé are rewriting the rules of celebrity.HBO’s ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ is a blend of ‘Adult Swim’ and critical race theory.Lebron James teams up with Ryan Coogler, Terence Nance, for ‘Space Jam 2’.One without the asterisk that comes with incorporating a warbling paean to flight sung by the man who showed us just what a superhero Gayle King actually is. Which gives me great hope that besides being a multiple NBA-championship-winning philanthropist who builds schools and produces documentaries that shine a light on those least illuminated, LeBron James could end up producing and starring in the best stoner flick since The Big Lebowski. If Space Jam 2 possesses the hallmark phantasmagoria of its director, Terence Nance, it ought to leave sober viewers wondering if they’ve accidentally ingested shrooms. ![]() Slavery! Imagine if its forthcoming sequel took that energy and made it intentional. It’s a kids movie that just happens to be the perfect mix of hilarious, fantastical, riveting and disturbing when watched while one is stoned out of one’s gourd. ![]() Kelly theme that doesn’t even match the tone of the movie).īut Space Jam is an accidental stoner classic. ![]()
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