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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Every year, the Hallmark Channel delights cis-gender white people everywhere with predictable holiday movies starring thin, mildly attractive actors. While this seems like it would be a recipe for failure, Hallmark releases more and more movies each year and us white folks just gobble them up like a Christmas ham. Holiday-obsessed plus size influencer Maggie McGill reviews each new original Hallmark Channel move from now until December 25th with a fat, queer, feminist perspective.
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Every year, the Hallmark Channel delights cis-gender white people everywhere with predictable holiday movies starring thin, mildly attractive actors. While this seems like it would be a recipe for failure, Hallmark releases more and more movies each year and us white folks just gobble them up like a Christmas ham. Holiday-obsessed plus size influencer Maggie McGill reviews each new original Hallmark Channel move from now until December 25th with a fat, queer, feminist perspective.
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