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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Episode 17 - Dr. Sex
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How does a sexploitation film stack up against our usual B-movie fare? What exactly does "nudie-cutie" mean? How common is it for men to transform into dogs? Tom and Ryan search for the answers to these questions and many more in Dr. Sex, a film about exactly what you would expect: mannequins, ghosts, and abstract art! Episode Time Stamps 0:03:40 - Film Summary 0:21:07 - Film Background 0:41:38 - The Good 0:50:14 - The Bad 0:58:41 - The Ugly 1:20:25 - Improving the Film 1:26:55 - Email
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How does a sexploitation film stack up against our usual B-movie fare? What exactly does "nudie-cutie" mean? How common is it for men to transform into dogs? Tom and Ryan search for the answers to these questions and many more in Dr. Sex, a film about exactly what you would expect: mannequins, ghosts, and abstract art! Episode Time Stamps 0:03:40 - Film Summary 0:21:07 - Film Background 0:41:38 - The Good 0:50:14 - The Bad 0:58:41 - The Ugly 1:20:25 - Improving the Film 1:26:55 - Email
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