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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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Hoo-Hah! After a long hiatus, the guys discuss their homework assignments. Matty gets harpooned by the second-half of Jaws, does his best to practice the “Sheryl Crow Theory of Pop Culture,” and finally finds a bio-pic that delivers, while Alex actively recruits for the Walton Goggins fan club and is too distracted by the “Scent of a Woman” orchestral score to appreciate an Oscar-winning performance. (Hoo-hah!)
In the end CTQ agrees: you will be moved by “Brigsby Bear.” (hoo-hah!)
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