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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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It's Reel Talk's 100th bonus episode! To mark the occasion, Jonathan and Honey look back at some of their most memorable moments from the podcast: it's time to revisit Jonathan's iconic Wicked rant, how he may (or may not) have influenced Nicholas Cage's grunt, Carrie Bradshaw's massive hat and how Honey thinks The Muppets should make an adaptation of Babygirl.
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