Á La Carte (2022)

Comedy

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Pauline Dyer, Jessie Woo, Kendall Kyndall…

A first-generation college student who graduated at the top of her class from Howard University, twenty-five year-old Mahogany Rose is an ambitious, intelligent, funny, beautiful black woman who prides herself on being the best and excelling at everything - except love. Over the years, her moderate self-esteem and high - although not unrealistic - standards have been consistently crippled by the hyper-sexual, superficial, ethically challenged millennial dating culture. She has just about accepted defeat. When the story starts, Mahogany, who's been suffering through a months-long sexual frustration, is on yet another disastrous date. Things go from bad to worse and by the night's end, she draws the conclusion that "hoes are winning" and contemplates becoming one. Though her love life is a "complete shit show," Mahogany still holds committed relationships in high regard and finds hope in her roommate and best friend Shyra - a rare product of a two-parent household raised on a steady diet of romantic comedies, Catholic school, and Good Housekeeping - who's long-term relationship with Rodney is picture-perfect - or so it seems. Guided by a strong moral code, Mahogany has always managed