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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 may sound negative, but the brothers are positively sure that these films should not have got an Oscar. These are Dom, Jeremy and Matt's choices for those films that have been rewarded by others, but they wouldn't give them a second glance. Why do they think these films don't meet the accolades they received, well you will have to but the only way you'll know is by listening...
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