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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Class of 2015: The Final Girls
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We are heading back to 1986, blasting the Kim Carnes, and spending some time with the campers at Camp Bloodbath!
Timestamps
:09 What’s Making us Happy
- Summer camps, weddings, and the Universal Monsters
19:56 The Time Machine March 15th, 2015
- The Top Ten(ish) Movies at the Box Office
26:00 The Final Girls Discussion
- Why it’s okay if a movie doesn’t give you the same feeling on a rewatch
- Why “Bette Davis Eyes” is the right choice over “Like a Prayer”
- Tim’s Adam Devine and Thomas Middleditch conundrums
- How the movie fumbles the slasher element
- Horror movies that have made us cry like babies (#alextears)
107 episodes
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We are heading back to 1986, blasting the Kim Carnes, and spending some time with the campers at Camp Bloodbath!
Timestamps
:09 What’s Making us Happy
- Summer camps, weddings, and the Universal Monsters
19:56 The Time Machine March 15th, 2015
- The Top Ten(ish) Movies at the Box Office
26:00 The Final Girls Discussion
- Why it’s okay if a movie doesn’t give you the same feeling on a rewatch
- Why “Bette Davis Eyes” is the right choice over “Like a Prayer”
- Tim’s Adam Devine and Thomas Middleditch conundrums
- How the movie fumbles the slasher element
- Horror movies that have made us cry like babies (#alextears)
107 episodes
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