Lifetime residents of the Bronx section of NYC, Marvin Lattimore and Oniyide Francis, have realized that with growing up in the hood comes watching films involving it. They also found out that there are people that have neither grown up in the hood or seen a film for the hood. So Marvin and Oniyide…
We are back on all podcast streaming services!!! Marv & Oni welcome guest Lee Paul on to watch a brand new movie starring rapper NLE Choppa.
We review the movie Trippin' with our guest Alex Shklar.
We bring our guest Andrea Allan on a very wild ride when we show her the film "Zola" which is a story based on tweets about a trip gone horribly wrong.
Marv and Oni get a request to check out the film "Gangster Party". So they bring their guest Andrew Steiner along with them to watch this film from the early '00s for the first time.
We show our guest Tommy Smart the 2001 film "Blue Hill Avenue" and see why people online are raving about this film being good.
We look back at the debut starring roles of Actor Omar Epps and rapper Tupac Shakur as we put our guest Andrew Bayroff onto the movie “Juice”.
We celebrate Valentine's Day with a true romantic classic as we put our guest Hetty Ra on to the film "Love & Basketball"
We bring back guest Yoshiko Watson and put her onto the Netflix film "They Cloned Tyrone" starring Jaimie Foxx, John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Kiefer Sutherland.
We react to Morgan Freeman's powerful performance from the film "Lean on Me".
The Christmas movie and sequel we probably didn't know we needed. We get our guest Zoe Levy in one more time as we show her the next chapter of the story of "The Best Man".
We ring in the Holiday Season by inviting our guest “Zoe Levy” to see the film “The Best Man”. We see if it's one of the best holiday films made.
We finish the trilogy of the "Tales from the Hood" anthology series.
Marv & Oni welcome guest Aliza Gandi as they put her to the film "The Cookout". See why they were glad they weren't invited.
In honor of Hip-Hop's 50th anniversary, we decided to show our guest Aaron Kaplan the first ever hip-hop film "Wild Style".
We put our guest Candyce on to the movie "Held Up" starring Jamie Foxx & Sarah Paulson and get reaction after she finds out this movie existed.
We put our guest Jess onto the movie "New Jack City"
Guest Jimmy Peoples joins hosts Marv, and Oni, as they review the remake of the film "White Men Can't Jump.
Marv and Oni are back. They start a new season of putting people onto the hood one film at a time by showing their guest, Meeti, the 1997 movie "Sprung".
Marv and Oni decide to put themselves on to a hood film they've never seen before when they review the modern day reboot of House Party.
Oni joins Marv on his other podcast "Nerdz in the Hood" as they discuss the Super Bowl, the upcoming Flash movie, and of course, hood films.
The Nerdz start the new year with the same mission as they show the film Hot Boyz to their guest Anthony for the first time in his life.
Marv and Oni are back!!! They got themselves a belated Halloween special when they put their guest, Natan Badalov on to the film "Tales from the Hood 2".
Back from vacation, Oni and Marv get their guest to smack city by showing Andrew Tavin the film How High 2.
Marv and Oni upgrade their guest Elise to first class when they take her to their new recording spot and put her on to the movie "Soul Plane".
We put our guest Pooja up to the task as we show her the B&E (breaking & entering) masterclass that is "Paper Soldiers" starring a young Kevin Hart.
In a bit of a twist, Marv and Oni decide to put themselves on to a hood film. They check out the 2016 short film "Take Over Your Trap" starring "2 Chainz".
Another day, another hood film as we put our guest Chewy May on to the Hood Film "ATL".
Marv and Oni are back with another low key classic from director Amon Royal. This time he parodies the popular "Squid Game" TV show with a taste of the hood. We get our homie Alex Payne to chop it up with us about what he just saw.
Marv and Oni get their money heist on, hood style. Join the team as they put their guest Julia Solomon onto the film "Set if Off".
Marv and Oni decide to check out a hood film documentary with their guest Paul Dagliolo. They put him on to the legendary documentary, Backstage, which showcased a day behind the scenes of the Hard Knock Life Tour featuring Jay-Z, Method Man, Redman, Ja Rule, and the late great DMX.
Marv and Oni are back! This time in honor of women's history month, we decided to show our guest Sabrina Piper the film Woo, starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Tommy Davidson.
Oni and Marv start the New Year off right with another indie hood film. This time they check out a movie from Kansas City called Drout.
Marv and Oni get some drinks flowing with guest Cansu Karabiyik as we put her on to the movie "Friday after Next". We get her views on the film and answer the age old question of if "Friday after Next" is indeed a Christmas movie.
Marv and Oni close out the year 2021 checking out another indie hood film. They review "Good Boys for Life" currently streaming on Amazon and see if it's worthy of being called a hood film.
We keep the Thanksgiving tradition going with showing another film about family, tradition, and of course...the HOOD! We put our guest Mackenzie Graves on the the film "The Wood".
We come back home for the holidays as we show a deep film about family. But do know we got a lot to say. We even bring in our old friend AJ Thompson to dive into this interesting webseries.
We scare our guest Divya Gunasekaran into the film "Tales from the Hood". She tells us as a horror movie fan if it stacks up to the mainstream horror films like "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th".
Marv and Oni pay their respects to comedian AJ Johnson, by putting their guest Dan Wickes on to the film "I got the Hook Up" which starred AJ Johnson.
Marv and Oni put their mission of putting the world onto the hood one film at a time on hold, to pay respect send their condolences to actor Michael K. Williams, who recently died in September. They discuss his impact as an actor, his legend status, and the fact that he acted in three hood films that were discussed on our show.
Oni and Marv return from a mini summer vacation and get right back to work. Next up, the film Brown Sugar that came out in 2002. Our guest Suzanne Lea Shepherd watches the film and takes notes. She also asks us to define a legendary word from the hood.
Marv and Oni decide to get their inner movie critic on and see if there are any independent films from the hood out there. They review a film from California called "Tunnel Vision" and test the waters to see if it's hood film certified by them.
We get animated once again as we put our guest Brian Rabadeau on to the film "MKFZ". We get behind the real meaning of the title, talk with Brian about comic books, and find out the strange mystery of one of the main characters.
We go way back with our next episode as we put our guest Lisa Harmon on to the OG spoof film, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka". WE get her views on the film, see how she feels about gold chains, and have Oni tell us some of what Kenan Ivory Wayans's character took from the military itself.
We get our post father's day vibes on and go waist deep (no pun intended) with Matt Fishman as we put him on to the movie "Waist Deep". We get his reactions to the film as he gets into his feel on the thought of putting the hood in fatherhood, the game vs tyrese and more.
We take a trip to the streets of New Orleans as we put the wodie "Damon Millard" on to the movie "Baller Blockin" starring New Orleans' finest legends, the Cash Money Millionaires. We get his views on the film, learn together about New Orleans culture, and try our hardest to understand the ending.
We find out what's the craic with Ireland's own Katie Boyle as we put her on to the movie "Booty Call". Katie also puts Marv and Oni on to how the hood be in Ireland, and reveals how some of her past relationships relate to this film.
Weed is finally legal in NY (although it never mattered to Oni). So we decided to show the infamous stoner cult classic "How High" to our homie Cher Landman. We chop it up with her about the film, resolve her confusion as to who is Redman and who is Method Man, and hear her tell a story about a time she hung with a legendary NY rapper. Tune in to find out which rapper it is.
2 years later and we're still going strong. We celebrate our historic milestone by getting our very first guest from our debut episode Alison Klemp. When we first started we showed her a Cam'ron film and so we figured why not show her ANOTHER Cam'ron film. Join us as we put her on to the 2014 film "Percentage".
For our third installment of the Rep your Hood Film series, we chop it up with our third member of the Hood Film Squad, AJ Thompson as we say goodbye to DMX one last time. We discuss his impact to the hood as well as in hood films, music, and more.
As we approach our 2 year anniversary, we decide to toast with a 420 pregame celebration. We put our boy Alex Fossella on to the 2012 film "Mac & Devin Go To High School". We chop it up about his admiration for old black cinemas. We also talk about the impact it had for all weed smokers. FYI: no weed was smoked during the recording of this episode.
Marv and Oni get fancy and find a studio in the hood. They also bring their guest Mercer Morrison in to put him on to Above the Rim. They talk sports, and it's impact in the NY and hood scene. They also bring up their athletic days before stand up.