John Dies at the End (2012)

 

A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?

This horror-comedy is wildly imaginative and made with evident talent, but it's hopelessly incoherent, unfunny and not really that exiting. 

 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

 

Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues". Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's play. 

Obviously stage-bound, this ace movie overcomes the boundaries of the play with stellar performances by Davis and Boseman , excellent period detail, good direction and genuine sense for the music.

J.D.'s Revenge (1976)

A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940's mobster in mid-70's New Orleans.