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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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For this week's Sports Movie Month episode, I'm heading out to Venice Beach to talk about White Men Can't Jump, a streetball classic that's as much about the hustle as it is about the hoops.
I talk about the undeniable chemistry between Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez's standout performance, and why Director Ron Shelton understood the assignment with this one.
Is this the best Basketball movie ever made?
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