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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Today, DeviousVacuum joins the show to discuss the positively sexy 2017 psychological thriller Kakegurui! A very extreme adaptation of a relatively popular young adult manga, Kakegurui is a dive into insanity in regards to gambling and what it truly means to bet everything. Amidst its fanservice and sexuality, there's a surprising amount of heart in the way that the series builds its world and characters, and the things it wants to say come through strong thanks to good, albeit very direct theming. It's time to roll the dice on this episode of Cocoa?Disaster! Timestamps: 0:50 - Introduction 3:50 - Background 10:48 - Summary 1:56:32 - Discussion: Kakegurui as a Fanservice Show 2:00:23 - Discussion: How the Gambles Inform Us About the Characters and the World 2:07:40 - Discussion: The Themes of the Show 2:18:25 - Discussion: How Kakegurui Mixes its Psychology and Sexuality 2:33:08 - Discussion: Who to Root For When the Characters Are All Villains 2:36:14 - Discussion: The Adaptation Differences (Manga, Anime, J-Drama) 2:52:03 - Conclusion 2:55:53 - Fanmail 3:16:05 - Send-Off Intro by BeamSplashX (twitter.com/BeamSplashX)
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Today, DeviousVacuum joins the show to discuss the positively sexy 2017 psychological thriller Kakegurui! A very extreme adaptation of a relatively popular young adult manga, Kakegurui is a dive into insanity in regards to gambling and what it truly means to bet everything. Amidst its fanservice and sexuality, there's a surprising amount of heart in the way that the series builds its world and characters, and the things it wants to say come through strong thanks to good, albeit very direct theming. It's time to roll the dice on this episode of Cocoa?Disaster! Timestamps: 0:50 - Introduction 3:50 - Background 10:48 - Summary 1:56:32 - Discussion: Kakegurui as a Fanservice Show 2:00:23 - Discussion: How the Gambles Inform Us About the Characters and the World 2:07:40 - Discussion: The Themes of the Show 2:18:25 - Discussion: How Kakegurui Mixes its Psychology and Sexuality 2:33:08 - Discussion: Who to Root For When the Characters Are All Villains 2:36:14 - Discussion: The Adaptation Differences (Manga, Anime, J-Drama) 2:52:03 - Conclusion 2:55:53 - Fanmail 3:16:05 - Send-Off Intro by BeamSplashX (twitter.com/BeamSplashX)
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