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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ScreenPicks Podcast: Wrath of Man, Here Today, The Water Man and More
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On this week's ScreenPicks movie podcast, Kit Bowen and Joel Amos discuss several movies opening/streaming this weekend. They include: Wrath of Man - starring Jason Statham; directed by Guy Ritchie Here Today - starring Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish; directed by Billy Crystal The Water Man - starring David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson and Lonnie Chavis; directed by David Oyelowo The Mitchells vs. the Machines - vocal talent with Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Abbi Jacobson and Olivia Colman Finally, we do a quick review of the Swedish thriller The Unthinkable. Tune in!
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On this week's ScreenPicks movie podcast, Kit Bowen and Joel Amos discuss several movies opening/streaming this weekend. They include: Wrath of Man - starring Jason Statham; directed by Guy Ritchie Here Today - starring Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish; directed by Billy Crystal The Water Man - starring David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson and Lonnie Chavis; directed by David Oyelowo The Mitchells vs. the Machines - vocal talent with Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Abbi Jacobson and Olivia Colman Finally, we do a quick review of the Swedish thriller The Unthinkable. Tune in!
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