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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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John Cusac, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover... the makings of a masteepiece. From the mind that gave us, Independence Day, Godzilla, and Armegeddon, 2012 predicts what catastrophes are in store as the Mayan calendar ends. An unlikely hero emerges to save the say... a below-average author that speaks in exclusively in sarcastic one liners. One of us loved it. Can you guess who? The 2012 review starts now! Enjoy!
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