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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Sarah is convinced that if last summer's HBO sleeper hit was Succession, maybe this summer's is Euphoria, an intoxicating (see what we did there?), glittery show about extremely cool teens. Will it make you feel old? Probably. Are there still feelings and experiences you can relate to? Also probably! Amanda checks back in with a previous pick of hers, Derry Girls, which has a new season out on Netflix. There are teens here too, but these ones are living in Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 1990s, avoiding car bombs on the way to school. While maybe not as strong as the first batch of episodes, these ones remain hilarious and at times poignant, and will still have you reaching for the closed captioning button to decipher those accents. The pick of the week is clearly the premiere of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, please put this podcast down and go watch it immediately, thank you. Shows Discussed: Euphoria, Derry Girls, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Detroiters
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Sarah is convinced that if last summer's HBO sleeper hit was Succession, maybe this summer's is Euphoria, an intoxicating (see what we did there?), glittery show about extremely cool teens. Will it make you feel old? Probably. Are there still feelings and experiences you can relate to? Also probably! Amanda checks back in with a previous pick of hers, Derry Girls, which has a new season out on Netflix. There are teens here too, but these ones are living in Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 1990s, avoiding car bombs on the way to school. While maybe not as strong as the first batch of episodes, these ones remain hilarious and at times poignant, and will still have you reaching for the closed captioning button to decipher those accents. The pick of the week is clearly the premiere of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, please put this podcast down and go watch it immediately, thank you. Shows Discussed: Euphoria, Derry Girls, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Detroiters
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