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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SPOILER FREE for 33 minutes - Let's talk about the 'The Penguin'
Created by Lauren LeFranc and Starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti & Rhenzy Feliz - 'The Penguin' follows the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, a.k.a. the Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham.
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Created by Lauren LeFranc and Starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti & Rhenzy Feliz - 'The Penguin' follows the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, a.k.a. the Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham.
Who stole the show? Should there be a second season? Was it missing anything?
Join the conversation on social media - @MACandGUpodcast
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