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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Last week, we were not only fortunate enough to be in New York City for Comic Con but we were joined by our podcast brothers-in-arms, Christopher and Tristan Ham of the Get Your Shinebox podcast! While we were all together, we thought it would be a good idea to record an episode and that's just what we did. So, after a few long days at Comic Con and in between pub-crawls and searching for the perfect New York City slice of pizza, we all got behind the mic back at Chris and Tristan's hotel to talk about the horrific cinematic masterpiece, Rawhead Rex (which we had just watched). Listen in and find out what we all thought!
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