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, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the latest installment in the Jurassic Park/World franchise, Jurassic World: Rebirth in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, I talk about the new Netflix sequel, The Old Guard 2. We also discuss recent movie and TV news, screenings around Indianapolis, and more.
Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:28
- Introducing Brent - 02:11
- Screening in Indy - 12:08
- News Before the Reviews - 18:10
Feature Review
- Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) - 45:19
- Spoiler - 1:25:06
Secondary Review
- Akira Kurosawa: A Retrospective - 1:51:05
- The Old Guard 2 (2025) - 1:54:03
- Closing the Ep - 2:09:57
- Patreon Clip - 2:11:21
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- The Waiting Game is screening in Indianapolis July 10 at 7p at the beautiful Kan-Kan Theater!
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- AMC Theatres Is Putting More Commercials Before Screenings. It Cheapens the Moviegoing Experience and Hurts the Film Business
- Akira Kurosawa: A Retrospective
- Movie Review: Jurassic World (2015)
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OV482 - Elio (2025 & A Minecraft Movie (2025)
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