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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Mission: Impossible (with Stephen Baker)
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to our thoughts on the 1996 Brian De Palma film Mission: Impossible, starring Tom Cruise. We're joined by returning guest Stephen Baker to break into the Langley CIA headquarters and review this action classic.
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to our thoughts on the 1996 Brian De Palma film Mission: Impossible, starring Tom Cruise. We're joined by returning guest Stephen Baker to break into the Langley CIA headquarters and review this action classic.
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