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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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This week we continue our series on the films of Paul Thomas Anderson with the Director's 4th film: 2002's Punch-Drunk Love. We chat about this remarkable Adam Sandler movie, how PTA utalizes Sandler and the director's exploration of masculinity.
Then, the New York Times has put together a list of the 100 best films of the 21st century, so we review the list and chat about it for a little bit.
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Show Notes:
1:31 - Punch-Drunk Love
1:04:43 - The NYTs 100 best films of the 21st century
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