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 48 - Palance of Power (Tango & Cash)
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The Arms Race podcast returns for a new year and a new season to discuss the 1989 buddy-cop action comedy, Tango & Cash! Two podcast hosts must team up to clear their names, using all the evidence they can gather -- including but not limited to: stuffed animal security systems, rodent-related health code violations, ill-advised accents, burlesque drumming techniques, alternate realities, forgotten 80s Saturday morning cartoons, mis-remembered 90s cereals, and a thorough investigation into the Golden Girls expanded universe.
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The Arms Race podcast returns for a new year and a new season to discuss the 1989 buddy-cop action comedy, Tango & Cash! Two podcast hosts must team up to clear their names, using all the evidence they can gather -- including but not limited to: stuffed animal security systems, rodent-related health code violations, ill-advised accents, burlesque drumming techniques, alternate realities, forgotten 80s Saturday morning cartoons, mis-remembered 90s cereals, and a thorough investigation into the Golden Girls expanded universe.
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