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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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Whether you agree 28 YEARS LATER has too many ideas “smooshed” together or that it all coheres around a single compelling one, Adam and Josh are both eager to see how these rage zombies evolve. Plus, a revisit of the Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:12)
Review: “28 Years Later” (00:02:13-00:36:01)
Review: “Familiar Touch” (00:36:02-00:46:00)
Filmspotting Family (00:46:01-00:50:07)
Next Week / Polls / Promos (00:50:08-01:09:06)
Listener Feedback (01:09:07-01:23:02)
Top 5: Danny Boyle Characters Pt. 1 (01:23:02-01:45:21)
Danny Boyle Characters Pt. 2 (01:45:22-01:59:11)
Credits / New Releases (01:59:12-02:03:22)
Links:
Cinema Interruptus: “The Player”
https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus
New York Times: 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html
LBX: Films That Inspired Celine Song’s “Materialists”
https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/films-that-inspired-celine-songs-materialists/
Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle
https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2017/4/12/626-danny-boyle-characters
Adam’s Danny Boyle Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/danny-boyle-ranked/
Josh’s Danny Boyle Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/danny-boyle-ranked/
Filmspotting’s Danny Boyle Episodes
https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/danny+boyle
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