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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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We sit down to talk through the sequel to probably the most famous slasher movie ever made. That’s right, we’re heading to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital to watch as Laurie stumbles around doped up on drugs through a hospital that is pretty empty while a skinnier Michael Myers kills some hapless nurses. Watch along as we … Continue reading Halloween II Commentary →
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