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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Out Now Bonus: Horizon Chapter 2 & The 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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This week's bonus Out Now with Aaron and Abe moves up the coast to sunny Santa Barbara. Abe speaks with Aaron about his time attending and covering the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for the first time. Plus, there’s also an in-person review for Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 with Aaron and The Outside Scoop’s Scott Mendelson, recorded right after the film’s U.S. premiere (starts at 47:30). Enjoy that exclusive and more. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill...
- Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast!
- Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @ScottMendelson
- Check out all of our sites and blogs: TheCodeIsZeek.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Outside Scoop
- Check Out Aaron’s coverage of SBIFF 2025 and his review for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2.
- Check out Scott Mendelson’s review for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2
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This week's bonus Out Now with Aaron and Abe moves up the coast to sunny Santa Barbara. Abe speaks with Aaron about his time attending and covering the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for the first time. Plus, there’s also an in-person review for Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 with Aaron and The Outside Scoop’s Scott Mendelson, recorded right after the film’s U.S. premiere (starts at 47:30). Enjoy that exclusive and more. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill...
- Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast!
- Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @ScottMendelson
- Check out all of our sites and blogs: TheCodeIsZeek.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Outside Scoop
- Check Out Aaron’s coverage of SBIFF 2025 and his review for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2.
- Check out Scott Mendelson’s review for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2
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