Can You Really Be Friends With Your Ex? | Love, Brooklyn Movie Review

21/11/2025 34 min

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Can you really be "just friends" with your ex? 🤔In this spontaneous episode, we're breaking down the 2025 film Love, Brooklyn starring Andre Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise, and Roy Wood Jr. This one caught us off guard, so we hit record and just talked it out—no script, no notes, just real conversation.The movie follows Andre's character as he navigates a complicated love triangle: he's friends with his ex (classic will-they-won't-they tension), while also being intimate with a widow who explicitly wants to keep things casual. He has undeniable chemistry with both women, but they've both essentially friend-zoned him—until they see him with the other woman. Suddenly, both become much more interested in exploring a real relationship with him.Sound messy? It is. And that's exactly why we had to talk about it.We talk about:✅ The pros and cons of staying friends with an ex✅ What to do when the breakup was never properly resolved✅ Why jealousy makes us want what we thought we didn't want✅ How unresolved feelings complicate "casual" arrangements✅ Different forms of letting go—people, places, dreams, and alternate timelines✅ Moving forward when everything around you is changingFOLLOW OUR PODCAST!Spotify Podcasts: https://bit.ly/blac-podcastApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3K89h9fSet episodes to DOWNLOAD AUTOMATICALLY upon release!Kindly leave a 5-star review to support our conversation and encourage others to join!

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