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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While we wait to catch Tom's latest swing through NYC, Kaylee meets a few more Spideys out there in the infinitely rewatchable Spider-Verse. In this new medium of storytelling, she makes some discoveries about who Spider-Man really is, and how live-action sometimes hasn't captured that essence quite like this flawless animated film.
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