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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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"Sicario" from future stars Director Denis Vlleneuve and writer Taylor Sheridan comes to the club. Comedian Karen Joy MacDonald is here to discuss it all with Host and Comic Steve Mazan.
Is Benicio the hero?
Is Kate the Villian?
Is Kate US?
How many great scenes are there in this?
Would it work without a woman in main role?
How lucky are we to get the talent writer and director so early in their careers?
What's G20 got to do with it?
All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast.
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