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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This week we're discussing "Rat Saw God," which marks the return of SO. MANY. PEOPLE. - Abel Koontz, Aaron Echolls, and even Clarence Wiedman - but the only person I really want to see is my best friend Wallace, and he wasn't in this episode!
But we was comforted by two things - getting to see Cliff and Logan banter, and knowing that middle schoolers are calling the PCHers "the panty club for homos." Let's discuss!
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