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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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In a Criterinot first I let my guest, the wonderful Martha Kelly, choose a movie I'd never seen before. This week we talked about 2007’s Alvin and the Chipmunks. The original, NOT the squeakquel. We get into David Cross’s feelings about being in the movie, hamsters with huge balls, eating poo, divorce, loss, Martha’s role in Marriage Story, and much more in this very special episode of the pod.
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