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 58 - Burned With Chicken Fire (Rambo: First Blood Part II)
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We're on a mission to bring you the latest episode of the Arms Race podcast, as we discuss Rambo: First Blood Part II! On this episode Mike and Kevin argue the relative merits of the movie as a sequel to First Blood, speculate about the various creature comforts Murdoch has brought along with him, and finally catalog every film and television episode to have ever made a reference to John J. Rambo.
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We're on a mission to bring you the latest episode of the Arms Race podcast, as we discuss Rambo: First Blood Part II! On this episode Mike and Kevin argue the relative merits of the movie as a sequel to First Blood, speculate about the various creature comforts Murdoch has brought along with him, and finally catalog every film and television episode to have ever made a reference to John J. Rambo.
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