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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 the first Double Feature episode of The Plex Files, Laura and Alex talk about one of the greatest animated Disney movies of all time, and then the live action remake. Will the new blockbuster be superior in any way? If it's not baroque, don't fix it.
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