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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Cocoon vs Tough Guys
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In this very special edition of Worst Scene we celebrate our frequent guest host Dan's bachelor party by watching two 80s movies about geriatrics. Listen to us debate the worst scene in Ron Howard's Cocoon, a movie about DTC ETs who want to take you up in their UFOs vs the best scene in Tough Guys, a movie about two old tough guys who happen to be Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.
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In this very special edition of Worst Scene we celebrate our frequent guest host Dan's bachelor party by watching two 80s movies about geriatrics. Listen to us debate the worst scene in Ron Howard's Cocoon, a movie about DTC ETs who want to take you up in their UFOs vs the best scene in Tough Guys, a movie about two old tough guys who happen to be Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.
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