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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Season 2 Episode 9: Lin Shaye Deserves Better
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This episode, we're saluting a genre legend: Lin Shaye! Basically, we've all been to see Insidious: The Last Key, and it got us thinking about how great she is, and how often she's in films that don't deserve her. Spoiler warning: Insidious: The Last Key is discussed in some depth. Music and sound effects by Terry Emm.
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This episode, we're saluting a genre legend: Lin Shaye! Basically, we've all been to see Insidious: The Last Key, and it got us thinking about how great she is, and how often she's in films that don't deserve her. Spoiler warning: Insidious: The Last Key is discussed in some depth. Music and sound effects by Terry Emm.
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