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 second new HMY+ in the past week because he wants to analyze the news of Scarlett Johansson joining the latest attempt at making an Exorcist movie.
- How this casting reveals the strategy Jason Blum teased for Blumhouse following the flop of Megan 2.0
- Why Scarlett Johansson might be drawn to this project
- A breakdown of the $400 million dollar rights deal and a defense of why it wasn't as crazy in 2021 as it seems now
- The different ways this film and the franchise may be able to recoup some of the money spent on it
- Why this seemingly last-ditch attempt by Universal/Blumhouse may actually be the best path forward creatively
- A brief look at It: Welcome to Derry Episode 5
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