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 movie feature is the crowd-funded horror film, Shelby Oaks. You can also hear about the the remake of The Hand That Rocks The Cradle starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe. We also travel back in time to 2023 to talk about the time travel/slasher movie Totally Killer starring Kiernan Shipka and Oliva Holt. If that wasn't enough, there's also the new season of Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake and the latest comics.
- 00:00:00 - 00:20:04 Intro & News
- 00:20:04 - 00:59:45 Comics
- 00:59:45 - 01:26:56 Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake E201
- 01:26:56 - 01:46:03 Totally Killer (2023)
- 01:45:03 - 02:01:11 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- 02:01:11 - 02:14:43 Shelby Oaks
- 02:14:43 - 02:17:31 Outro
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