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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Bonus Episode – The Epic Off Cuts Crossover Event: The Sequel
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In this epic crossover event episode with Eliot Hillis from Off Cuts, the topic of slower and softer music gets broached while also discussing playing video games, art released posthumously, the inspiration for “Love in an Elevator,” Anthony Bourdain, and Eliot tells Chris a fun story from his last stint in jail! Support the show...
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In this epic crossover event episode with Eliot Hillis from Off Cuts, the topic of slower and softer music gets broached while also discussing playing video games, art released posthumously, the inspiration for “Love in an Elevator,” Anthony Bourdain, and Eliot tells Chris a fun story from his last stint in jail! Support the show...
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