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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Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are back in a new installment of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” that involves a very different accident and a familiar-looking villain. Tune in as we’re joined by Ryan Showers, host of the Scream with Ryan C. Showers podcast, to break down all those new characters, whether they made good use of JLH and FPJ, and the mid-credits scene that left us wanting more.
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