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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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Jen and Tim wicky-wicky-watch a mostly loathed tentpole film from 1999, The Giant Mechanical Spider Invasion, aka Jon Peters' Wild Wild West (come on, it might as well have his name right above the title).
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Mel Magazine has a retrospective article on the production of the film (good luck trying to read that link on mobile, though).
We didn't get around to the original Jim West, Robert Conrad's reaction to the film— he wasn't wholly negative but he wasn't exactly thrilled, either. Also, he dares you to knock this battery off his shoulder.
For more on Barbra's ex, the Hollywood Reporter interviewed Jon Peters in 2024. Of course he's a Trump guy.
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