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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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PATREON PICK: We review the fifth episode of kid-cop show Fillmore! "Red Robins Don't Fly", and Siege somehow manages to go the entire podcast without mentioning Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Oh and the show was created by Scott M. Gimple, of later The Walking Dead fame. Wacky! Stay tuned until the very end to hear Siege try to explain the plot of Death Stranding.
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