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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Five years later, we return to hiatus watch following the announcement of upcoming Steven Universe spin off Lars Of The Stars. We give our initial reaction and impressions of this idea moments after hearing it. So while this was a fun discussion, we will obviously come back to this news once we’ve had more time to consider it (and remind ourselves where the show left Lars) for a more detailed discussion.
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