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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Ian joins Richard to be stricken from the commando record a second time when they discuss Strike Commando 2 (1988), directed by Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragrasso and starring Brent Huff, Bond girl Mary Stavin, Richard Harris, and Bond girl Vic Diaz! It's a wild time with at least one round of ammunition fired (in the movie).
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