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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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Video essayist Taylor Williams returns to the pod as we discuss David Cronenberg's psychological drama in A DANGEROUS METHOD! Together we discuss the careers of the three leads, interpretations of the ending, talk-y plays adapted into movies, Black Bag and our history with Cronenberg
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