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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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This is the episode description. I write them when Mason wraps up the show because I don’t really need to pay attention. You can really tell if you listen that I’m barely paying attention. But I was paying attention when Dave Warneke popped by to talk Wake Up Dead Man! A Knives Out Mystery. Plus we discuss Avatar: Fire & Ash’s opening weekend, the original ending to Fast X, a Far Cry tv series, an update on Star Wars: Starfighter and the unusual plan to continue Poker Face. Thanks for listening!
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PLEASE be aware timecodes may shift up to a few minutes due to inserted ads.
00:00 The Start
02:56 Avatar: Fire & Ash Opening Weekend
10:18 Fast X's Weird Original Ending
15:32 Quentin Tarantino vs The Hunger Games
20:12 Far Cry TV Series Announced
24:25 Star Wars: Starfighter Update
29:14 Dave Warneke is here!
36:45 Poker Face Casting Gamble
39:54 Wake Up Dead Man Movie Review
53:52 Wake Up Dead Man Spoiler Warning & Segment
01:18:08 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:26:42 Letters, It's Time For Letters
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