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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Hello and welcome to The Magicians season 1 episode 4! This week, the world ain't exactly what it seems. While Quentine spirals in a sort of mind prison in a sort of desert, his new Breakbills compatriots do their best to feed him scorpions and save his life. Trust us, it makes sense in context (mostly). Thanks for listening!
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