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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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The new "Senorita" music video by Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes is a sexy summer jam with a smoking hot video to match. This is film-making magic, people! We talk about Indigo Traveller and why his off-the-beaten path YouTube videos are so compelling, here's his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXulruMI7BHj3kGyosNa0jA
Next up is Toast of London and why it's so funny, and a delve into Secret Life of Pets 2...so cute!
Shout out to Niall's cousin's son, the brilliant Conor Mc Allister. Go check out his music right now:
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