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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Grab a baseball bat and have a seat on the regal toilet, it’s time for CTQ: The Queuelywed Game! Old friends Varun Sriram and Mike Hill bring their lionlike ferocity onto the show, where Alex warns them, “Don’t be a menace to this ratings system while drinking your whiskey in our studio.” Later, Varun consoles Matty that while we couldn’t get a female president, we WILL get a female “Junior.”
QUEUE CONTENDERS: “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” (1996), “Super High Me” (2008), “Mac and Devin Go To High School” (2012)
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