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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In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news and hand out superlatives for this year’s Super Bowl commercials - the best, the worst, and the ‘so weird it’s good’! Plus, we share our thoughts on the halftime show and the latest news about the future of the Bachelorette franchise.
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- Jamie’s Eagle’s Fan conversion pipeline: Wait for It edit (who’s he engaged to?) | All Female Mgmt Team
- Watch all the commercial mentioned (unmuted!) here!
- Halftime Recap: Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Performance
- Red Light Mentions: Michael J Gottlieb (via NYT) (see also: Ep 590 & TMYK ) | New Scorebug | Tom Brady as a commentator (see also: Fire Marshall Bill) | Kanye West | Cooper Dejean’s Pick-6
Green lights:
- Jamie: movie - Your Monster | book - First-Time Caller by BK Borison
- Knox: show - Paradise
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