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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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Tim is back with the first HMY Plus in months to talk some Edgar Wright, TV, and a batch of new movies.
- The underwhelming box office of The Running Man and the data behind why it failed to meet expectations
- A look at Edgar Wright's past box office performance and where he excels and where he struggles
- Where does Wright go from here?
- Why The Creep Tapes is the perfect late-night Friday show
- A midyear check-in with IT: Welcome to Derry
- Why holding off on Pennywise is a good thing
- How the "polite racism" of the north is handled on the show
- What's not working with the show and how it's been a consistent issue with Andy Muschietti's films
- Rapid reviews of Sew Torn, Abraham's Boys, Opus, and Strange Harvest.
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