In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Today is a very special episode, not just because it’s an episode we’re making and they’re all special, but because we’re going to have a special guest on later, writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber. This episode is our tribute to action movies and why we love them. We’ll talk about specific movies, but mostly we’re going to talk about the specific things that make an action movie great and why we love them.A challenging game of "Last (Name) Action Hero" is your reward for making to the end of this star-studded episode. Support the show
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Today is a very special episode, not just because it’s an episode we’re making and they’re all special, but because we’re going to have a special guest on later, writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber. This episode is our tribute to action movies and why we love them. We’ll talk about specific movies, but mostly we’re going to talk about the specific things that make an action movie great and why we love them.A challenging game of "Last (Name) Action Hero" is your reward for making to the end of this star-studded episode. Support the show
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