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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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This episode is a little different: rather than taking on a single film or even the work of one director, the scope in this extra-long bonus episode is the greatest mindfucks across more than 50 years of TV history. In three separate segments, Bill and Renan each make their "Mount Rushmore" picks for the greatest television series, single episodes and standout moments in mindfuck TV. Shows discussed in this episode include: Twin Peaks, Black Mirror, LOST, The Leftovers, The X-Files, The Prisoner, The Good Place, Wild Palms, Russian Doll, Dark, The Sopranos, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, Tales from The Darkside, Friday the 13th: The Series, St. Elsewhere, Newhart, Mr. Robot, and Get a Life.
Episode links:
- Alex Pappademas on Wild Palms
- BFI on The Prisoner's cultural influence
- Keith Phipps on Harlan Ellison's Star Trek episode
- Uproxx on The Sopranos' dream sequences
- The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis
- AV Club on The Good Place's season 1 plot twist
YouTube clips:
- Wild Palms miniseries trailer
- LOST: "We have to go back"
- Twin Peaks: "How's Annie?"
- The Sopranos: "Funhouse" dream sequences
- St. Elsewhere: Snow globe ending
- The Good Place: Eleanor's revelation
- Game of Thrones: Red Wedding
- Twin Peaks: Wally Brando
- The Sopranos: series finale conclusion
- Friday the 13th: "Vanity's Mirror" full episode
Show links:
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