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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Ep 151 - The Truman Show (1998)
Let’s go back to 1998 and discuss the Jim Carrey film, The Truman Show. We discuss how the reality of the film doesn’t feel too far off from our reality today. We also go over how the film mixes humor and drama to tell Truman’s story and how dark a sequel would be.
00:00:00 - 00:05:27 The Truman Show Review
00:05:27 - 00:46:43 The Truman Show SPOILERS
00:46:43 - 00:47:06 Outro
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