‘Waiting to Exhale’ to ‘Set It Off’: At these Black film screenings, the soundtrack reigns

The impact of Forest Whitaker’s 1995 film, “Waiting to Exhale,” was clear at a recent showing hosted by Cult Classics Cinema at the Miracle Theater in Inglewood. Around 80 people in the audience visibly connected with the movie, moving to the music and singing along to hits from the soundtrack, like Brandy’s “Sittin’ Up in my Room,” Mary J. Blige’s “Not Gon’ Cry,” and Toni Braxton’s “Let It Flow.”








