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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From Ukraine to Laguna Beach (Boob Tube #2.11)
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Some bad news this week: Sarah broke her promise and started watching Chernobyl, and ABC is definitely *not* bringing back that one show. We talk about the sadness of Jared Harris and the terrors of 1986, and then move from Ukraine to Laguna Beach. No, not to talk about that reality show; we're talking about the Netflix series Dead to Me, a show about grief and female friendship that is part thriller and part dark comedy. (Spoiler protections are in place.) But one place we're not going to go is 1990s Boston with Ben Affleck and a guy with a fake Boston accent. Shows discussed: Dead to Me, Chernobyl, Easy, Vida, City on a Hill
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Some bad news this week: Sarah broke her promise and started watching Chernobyl, and ABC is definitely *not* bringing back that one show. We talk about the sadness of Jared Harris and the terrors of 1986, and then move from Ukraine to Laguna Beach. No, not to talk about that reality show; we're talking about the Netflix series Dead to Me, a show about grief and female friendship that is part thriller and part dark comedy. (Spoiler protections are in place.) But one place we're not going to go is 1990s Boston with Ben Affleck and a guy with a fake Boston accent. Shows discussed: Dead to Me, Chernobyl, Easy, Vida, City on a Hill
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