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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On today’s episode! Rosie is joined by co-host of Feeling Seen podcast, Jordan Crucchiola to discuss the themes of horror movies of the year 2005, then with producer Carmen we compare that to horror of today, 2025. Are these two of the greatest years in the genre? And as it turns out, horror is more political than you think.
2005 horror movies mentioned:
- Saw III
- Hostel
- Wolf Creek
- 13 Ghosts
- House of Wax
- Sorrority Row
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Black Christmas
- The Devil’s Rejects
- Dark Water
- The Ring 2
- BloodRayne
- Doom
- Man-Thing
- Hellraiser: Hellworld
- Red Eye
- Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
- Amityville horror
2025 horror mentioned:
- Weapons
- Alien: Earth
- Bring Her Back
- The Monkey
- The Long Walk
- 28 Years Later
- Companion
- Megan 2.0
- Subservience
- Sinners
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