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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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Running Man (2025).
Directed by Edgar Wright. With Glen Powell, Alyssa Benn, and Sienna Benn. A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to flee anywhere in the world, are pursued by "hunters" hired to kill them.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• The Running Man (2025)
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Wait for Rental
Music for this Episode:
• Hell or High Water by Southern Call
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• email: [email protected]
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