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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Hey now, we have a new episode coming your way, this week we are going to take a look at Expendables 4...it's the latest movie in the franchise that features half of the original cast, half the action and (apparently) half the effects budget as well. It also asks the question, "Why the hell didn't they stop after the 3rd one?"
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