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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CIC Returns for the exciting second part of their 2-part review of Mission: Impossible III! Ben and Jason discover just how many similarities J.J. Abrams' entry in the franchise has with a handful of other blockbusters, including an Indiana Jones connection that may just blow your mind! C'mon back, cause we're just getting started!
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