SuperFly (2018) is a modern version of a movie from 1972. It tells the story of Youngblood Priest, a smart drug dealer in Atlanta who wants to stop being part of the dangerous drug trade. He has to ...

Inflation was brutal in the '70s, so it's no surprise that everything in SuperFly — a glossy update of Gordon Parks, Jr.'s gritty 1972 blaxploitation landmark Super [spacebar] Fly — is exponentially ...

Cocaine dealer Youngblood Priest returns to louse up the Black Panther era. To comprehend the excitement generated by those first blaxploitation releases, one has to consider the blinding whiteness of ...

This is a remake of the 1972 Blaxploitation film about a cocaine dealer trying to get out of the crime business. This remake is itself a Blaxploitation flick, a genre that’s making a comeback. The ...

The American dream is invoked several times in “Superfly.” The mentions come from the movie’s lead character, and from a song on the soundtrack. These days, it seems, the phrase is often used ...

*”Super Fly” (1972) was one of the most profitable of the Blaxploitation Era flicks. Released during the genre’s heyday, the picture revolved around its iconic title character, Youngblood Priest, a ...