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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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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt and Charles Solomon review the latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery In Select Theaters Nov 26|Streaming on Netflix Dec 12
Hamnet In Select Theaters Nov 26|Expands Dec 5
Zootopia 2 Wide Release Nov 26
Eternity In Select Theaters Nov 26
A Magnificent Life Laemmle Royal [West LA] Closes Nov 27
Cactus Pears Laemmle Royal [West LA] Nov 28
Outerlands Available on VOD Nov 26
Angel's Egg Alamo Drafthouse DTLA Nov 26|Egyptian Theater Nov 28
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