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's episode of Alien:Earth is quite the opposite of last week, giving us lots of action. This could have served as an alternate pilot for a very different show. Victor and Darren discuss the surprising backstory to Morrow's deepened character and are rooting for the Eye-lien to be a good guy (or gal or it).
Also, Victor breaks down the summer movie box office now that the season has ended.
00:00 - Introduction
02:00 - Episode Breakdown Begins
51:30 - Summer Box Office Analysis
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