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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 start off talking about Helen's Medium article "Why My Lifestyle Journalism Career is (Almost) Dead," (skip ahead to the 10 min mark to miss it). Then onto The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, featuring the gong show fraud that was Theranos and its creepy leader, Elizabeth Holmes. The new Madeleine McCann documentary on Netflix is terribly dull and a cynical attempt to cash in on the true-crime genre that's popular right now. Last, Shrill on Hulu starring Aidy Bryant is a joy. Thanks for your follows and please give us a rating and review on iTunes. Find us at @GetYourEyesOn and @helenrac.
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