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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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As awards season revs up, we're faced with even more movies to talk about than usual, so in this episode, Tim, Brian, and Caleb have a lot of work ahead of them as they try to cover everything noteworthy opening in October. And there's even more to talk about than usual, since all three have quite a few movies they're genuinely excited to see, in a huge reverse from the previous nine months of the year. Along with some pessimism for some of the dodgier-looking Oscarbait, to even things out. Before the preview starts, Brian is amazed to see his corner of the word onscreen in the Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, Caleb catches up with one of his previous most-anticipated titles, Twinless, and Tim takes an assignment from Patreon supporter Christophe Romain to finally track down 1999's Away with Words, the directorial debut of the great cinematographer Christopher Doyle.
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