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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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RMR 0342: (Spoiler Free) Special Guest Rebecca Davis joins your Hosts Bryan Frye, Dustin Melbardis, Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit, rank and countdown the top 10 movies of 2015
Recorded on 2025-10-29
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