Dolemite (1975): A+

Dolemite is an original Blaxploitation 1975 film. Starring  Rudy Ray Moore, it is a fun romp hitting all the usual tropes of this genre. The acting is fun but creaky, the dialogue is fun but creaky, and the martial arts are astoundingly creaky, and fun. Production shines as 1970s cars with extremely loooong hoods are a character themselves. Two-thirds into the movie there is a spoken word performance, “The Signifying Monkey”, by Moore which is stunning. Be aware, there is plenty nudity, sexual content, and the MF word is spoken so frequently it would astound Samuel L. Jackson.

Jennifer Lemming, Staff Writer