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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This week we go outside the box as we go back to 2012 for the animated film Mass Effect-Paragon Lost!!!! The popular video game series has comics and an animated film so it’s not that match of a stretch for my show! Antoine joins me once again as it was his idea, knowing much more about the game then your illustrious host! Join us for such topics as Mass Effect's working title, the video games Matt used to play, pros and cons of watching things through a modern lens, and Freddie Prinze Jr! All this and more as talk video games…in cartoon form!
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