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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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Its the time where all the good little boys and girls are hiding under their over-stuffed comforters because the dark shadow to St. Nicolas is stalking through the night, finding wickedness. What is the Mystery Gang supposed to do with that? Pull up a bucket of popcorn and put on your Krampus Sweater, and join Betsy and Blake, Your Favorite Monsters, and we shamelessly root for the bad guys in - The Wrath of the Krampus!
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