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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Our Heroes discuss the really random 80s High School bully flick Three O'Clock High! Kev was an hour late so we blabbed about Severance for a bit then moved into the main event. Then there was a Drug Rug-de-sac and a treatise on Right Said Fred. Truly a show for the ages! Tune in...
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