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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Issue 167: Avengers: Endgame, Dark Phoenix Footage, Angelina Jolie in the MCU, Jordan Peele, The Dead Don't Die, The Hateful 8, TWD, & What
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Today on the podcast the guys discuss Avengers: Endgame... of course they recorded this before the teaser and the craziness of getting tickets started so yeah... anyway the guys also catch up on what they've been watching including The Hateful 8, The Highwaymen, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Walking Dead Season 9 Finale. Plus the guys discuss the footage shown for X-Men: Dark Phoenix at WonderCon, the X-Men franchise as a whole under Fox, Alexandra Shipp's comments regarding a Storm/Black Panther relationship, Angelina Jolie rumored to be in Marvel Studios' The Eternals, the first trailer for the new zombie/comedy movie The Dead Don't Die, and Jordan Peele's comments regarding casting leads for his films. If you have a question or topic for Jong and Michael that you'd like them to answer or discuss, email them to comicastpod@gmail.com or follow them on Twitter @mynamejong and @ProducerMike975. While you're on your podcast platform of choice leave a rating or review! The more you do, the more people get to enjoy Jong and Michael's ramblings and screw ups... I mean takes and insight. More content coming to comicastpod.com soon!
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Today on the podcast the guys discuss Avengers: Endgame... of course they recorded this before the teaser and the craziness of getting tickets started so yeah... anyway the guys also catch up on what they've been watching including The Hateful 8, The Highwaymen, What We Do in the Shadows, and The Walking Dead Season 9 Finale. Plus the guys discuss the footage shown for X-Men: Dark Phoenix at WonderCon, the X-Men franchise as a whole under Fox, Alexandra Shipp's comments regarding a Storm/Black Panther relationship, Angelina Jolie rumored to be in Marvel Studios' The Eternals, the first trailer for the new zombie/comedy movie The Dead Don't Die, and Jordan Peele's comments regarding casting leads for his films. If you have a question or topic for Jong and Michael that you'd like them to answer or discuss, email them to comicastpod@gmail.com or follow them on Twitter @mynamejong and @ProducerMike975. While you're on your podcast platform of choice leave a rating or review! The more you do, the more people get to enjoy Jong and Michael's ramblings and screw ups... I mean takes and insight. More content coming to comicastpod.com soon!
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