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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This week on Superhero Slate we’re looking at another summer of Popcorn buckets, Fantastic Four Tickets on sale now, Superman is 100% locked in, and more!
Guest Host: Superfan Jim
Nintendo Switch 2 Launch
News
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (12:30)
- First DLC called The Order of Giants revealed
- September 4, 2025
- Invincible VS (17:45)
- 3 v 3 tag fighting game from characters in the Invincible Universe revealed
- Seems to retain voice actors from Amazon series
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (21:20)
- Announces new 4 v 4 tag fighting game by makers of Dragon Ball Fighter Z/Blazblue/Guilty Gear series
- Featuring a lot of characters not in Marvel fighting games
- Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Storm, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, and Robbie Reyes’ Ghost Rider
- 2026 release
- Deadpool (28:17)
- VR game announced for Meta Quest 3 headsets
- Will be voiced by Neil Patrick Harris
- VR game announced for Meta Quest 3 headsets
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (32:10)
- Rumor Sadie Sink to play an alternate universe Gwen Stacy
- Midnight Sons (36:10)
- Development on the movie ‘moving again’
- Movie lineup rumored to include: "Wong, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, Blade, Werewolf by Night, & Man-Thing."
- Thor 5 (41:25)
- “Officially” in development at Marvel Studios (per scooper)
- Will be a movie post-Secret Wars saga
- Taika Waititi NOT returning
- Fantastic Four (45:00)
- Tickets on sale now
- First look at HERBIE concession vessel (drink, popcorn, and candy)
- Doctor Doom NOT in the movie according to director
- Superman (51:05)
- Tickets most likely on sale June 10
- First glimpses at popcorn buckets include:
- Film is 100% complete per James Gunn
- 2 hours and 9 minutes with post credit scenes
- Star Wars: Starfighter (1:02:00)
- Mia Goth cast as antagonist
- Will be chasing Ryan Gosling and his teenage nephew (in movie)
- Mia Goth cast as antagonist
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