EURweb 1 month ago

MICHAEL JAI WHITE IS 'DYNAMITE': Contemporary action star takes on '70s action persona. (Video)

Michael Jai White as Black Dynamite

“They kicked behind and got the women,” he recalled. “We don’t have that these days. As a youngster, looking up and seeing guys like Robert Hooks, I’m like, ‘How cool is that guy?!’ We had the great images of masculinity that we don’t have now. Full Article at EURweb

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