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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It’s the Multiverse's official Christmas episode as I'm joined by Jamie Jamitkowski to watch "Merry Little Batman" - the first original DC project for Amazon Prime! Damian Wayne is Home Alone in this Christmas superhero adventure! Join us for Holiday festivities as we discuss such topics as who is the target audience for this, the Batman voice, old guys in Hawaiian shirts, who is the real expert on the caped crusader and cocoa! All this and more as we open presents with the Dynamic Duo…in cartoon form!
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