Love Jones

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion. A critical success, it’s considered to be a essential Black cinema film classic, and one worth checking out. The film’s "

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion. A critical success, it’s considered to be a essential Black cinema film classic, and one worth checking out. The film’s "

"Nia is so beautiful. I can look at her all day."

"One of my favorite parts of the movie."

Top Ten Performances - Larenz Tate (11 movies items)

" as Darius Lovehall "

Watched in 2021: Movies (152 movies items)

" Director: Theodore Witcher His 1st Movie My 1st movie watched from the director. I don't know anything about the director, Witcher, but it's crazy to me to see he didn't have much of a career after this strong debut. The characters are void of most cliches and stereotypes and don't distract us with anything but the relationships. The relationships are faulty and real. The ending is a little Hollywood, but hell, it's a romance. Added to Lists: Talented Black Directors that should have h"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2021: August (41 movies items)

"First viewing - Aug. 16th Some of my co-workers have talked about how much they like this film, and were it not for them I would've missed it. I'm glad they put it on my radar because as romantic movies go it's easily among the better ones. The cast is really strong, the story is well told with both humor and heart, and there's some excellent music throughout. I'm not sure it was great, but it came close and I could see how others might feel it is. "

Best Films of 1997 (100 movies items)

" Director: Theodore Witcher His 1st Movie My 1st movie watched from the director. I don't know anything about the director, Witcher, but it's crazy to me to see he didn't have much of a career after this strong debut. The characters are void of most cliches and stereotypes and don't distract us with anything but the relationships. The relationships are faulty and real. The ending is a little Hollywood, but hell, it's a romance. Added to Lists: Talented Black Directors that should have h"

Movies...Black Romance Movies (16 movies items)

"I’m convinced that Love Jones persuaded a generation of cisgender men that reading poetry to women at open-mic nights guaranteed them sex. Most of those men weren’t as smooth or handsome as Darius Lovehall (Larenz Tate) though. When Nina Mosley (Nia Long), a talented photographer, meets Darius at the Sanctuary lounge and he reads a poem in her honor, it’s the spark of a casual relationship that quickly progresses to something more. Foolishly, Nina listens to her friend, Josie Nichols (Li"