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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Ep. 23 - Movie Character Election (feat. Colin and Mat)
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Instagram: houstonwehaveapodcast Twitter: @HWHAPodcast On this month's episode our guests elect a supreme leader of earth based on a list of 16 movie characters. We also give them a cabinet to work with and debate whether superhero movies are awesome or the worst thing imagineable.
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Instagram: houstonwehaveapodcast Twitter: @HWHAPodcast On this month's episode our guests elect a supreme leader of earth based on a list of 16 movie characters. We also give them a cabinet to work with and debate whether superhero movies are awesome or the worst thing imagineable.
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