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 Wicked: For Good. You can also hear about the latest episodes of It: Welcome to Derry, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, and Pluribus. If that wasn't enough, there is also talk on most of the latest comic books plus news.
- 00:00:00 - 00:21:56 Intro & News
- 00:21:56 - 00:46:24 Comics
- 00:46:24 - 01:15:56 Pluribus E103
- 01:15:56 - 02:00:31 IT: Welcome to Derry E104
- 02:00:31 - 02:28:48 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake E205
- 02:28:48 - 02:43:20 Wicked: For Good
- 02:43:20 - 02:48:15 Outro
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