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 the season premiere of the DC Prime Time podcast and we are off to the races back to our weekly format! Not only that but we begin our official “Countdown to Crisis on Infinite Earths” kicking it off with 2 season premieres and a series debut! This week, we rate and review the pilot … Continue reading "Issue #190 – King of the Impossible"
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