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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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Bob and Matt break down the best gangster movie of the 21st century, "The Departed." Matt talks about his time working with Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese. Bob gives us a play by play of the 2007 Oscar ceremony. Together, they go beat-by-beat, discussing the movie's strengths and weaknesses and similarities to the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs." Discussions range from bigotry in Scorsese pictures to wearing shower caps on your feet while setting up dance parties.
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