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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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Happy Ghostbusters Day, everyone! Troy and Chris are back for a special surprise episode drop this week to catch up on all the things they haven’t chatted about the past few months including: their favorite Ghostbusters Day memories, Dark Horse Comics’ Dead Man’s Chest issue #1, The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History coming in July (and written by one of your humble co-hosts), developments on the Netflix animated series and a whole lot more! And, while we recorded before all of this weekend’s festivities, hold onto your throwers because we’ll be back next week to recap everything that happened and was announced including how Ghostbusters fans can give back officially to their communities!
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