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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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It’s a family affair, as Matt’s brother Dan brings his filtered reality to the first post-truth episode of CTQ. The guys try to get to the bottom of the Pizza Hut/Pizza Hat mystery, but then Dan yells “pivot!” and starts reciting digits of pi. Eventually they choose a “critically acclaimed” movie Alex missed because he was busy listening to Mambo No. 5
QUEUE CONTENDERS: “The Blair Witch Project” (1999), “Paradox” (2016), “Creep” (2014)
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