Your Favorite Movie is Racist

Your Favorite Movie is Racist

Author: 2 Blacks and a Mexican Language: English Episodes: 13
There’s a particular kind of discomfort that comes with rewatching a beloved film and noticing something you never saw before-a stereotype, a lazy trope, a cultural blind spot that now feels impossible to ignore. That’s the exact space where Your Favorite Movie is Racist lives. Hosted by Miles Kelly, Tawny Ochoa, and Chris Paicely-the trio behind the name 2 Blacks and a Mexican-this podcast isn’t about canceling classics or dismissing your nostalgia. Instead, it’s a thoughtful, often funny, and deeply personal conversation about how the films we’ve memorized line by line fit into today’s world. Each episode takes on a different movie, from undisputed masterpieces to cult favorites, and holds it up to the light. The hosts ask the questions we might be avoiding: why does that character exist solely as a punchline, what does that romanticized portrayal actually say, and how do these narratives shape us? You’ll hear genuine affection for cinema tangled with honest critique, all while remembering that art is made by people-and people, as the show notes, are a little bit racist sometimes. Tune in for a film review experience that’s less about rating stars and more about understanding what our cherished stories reveal, for better or worse, about the culture that made them.
Episodes
GREMLINS | A Racist Little Christmas! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:26
Happy Holidays! For our 2020 Holiday Special we're talking about Gremlins, Joe Dante's 1984 classic starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, and Gizmo! We LOVE this movie. We also notice some mystical-Asian-xenophobia-black…
STAR WARS SEQUELS | About a Boyega [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:06
In the season finale of our show, we dive into the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. These films had all the makings of something inclusive and special: a diverse cast, intriguing new characters and incredibly talented directors…
STAR WARS PREQUELS | It ain't just Jar Jar, y'all [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:44
War! The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy tells the story of Anakin Skywalker's growth into a Jedi Knight and subsequent turn to the Dark Side of the Force. Also... more than 20 years later Jar Jar Binks still feels hella racis…
STAR WARS | Is Chewbacca Mexican? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:51
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . . STAR WARS Episode X: The Racism DiscussedSorry. I'm not clever. But yeah we talked about the original Star Wars Trilogy. It's one of the biggest franchises of all time and…
16 CANDLES | The Donger and the Gong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:36
In 1984, the world was introduced to John Hughes as a director in his first feature film, 16 Candles. This film featured Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall and kicked off an entire era of '80s teen romantic comedies…
INDIANA JONES | "Here... take this spear." [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:15
Who doesn't love Indiana Jones? These adventure movies kicked off in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark and the entire series was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Harrison Ford in one of his most iconic roles. Ind…
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY | The Thing About Tuco [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:44
Sergio Leone's 1966 film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is considered by many to be the definitive spaghetti western, featuring an incredible cast, an iconic score and groundbreaking cinematography. It also has brown-fac…
Special Episode: Reflecting on Black Panther [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:09
We're sad that the world lost Chadwick Boseman. We wanted to talk about a movie of his that means a lot to us, Black Panther. We'll miss him.
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG | Tiana's Burden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:55
The Princess and the Frog brought us to the first black Disney princess in Tiana. It marked the end of an era as the studio had already made the leap to computer-generated animation and it was powerful moment in mainstre…
THE KARATE KID | Miyagi Poppins! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:32
After a two-week break, we're giving y'all a double-sized episode! We're discussing The Karate Kid (1984) and The Karate Kid Part 2 (1986), both directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki "Pat"…