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 55: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Nightwing, Zack Snyder, & The Walking Dead
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On the latest edition of Comicast the guys continue to marvel at the continued box office domination of Black Panther... see what we did there. Plus the guys discuss Mark Hamill possibly jumping into the MCU with GOTG Vol. 3, the possiblity of Tony Stark having a missing arm in Avengers: Infinity War, Zack Snyder throwing shade, the Nightwing movie still on track to release next year, Aquaman continues to get good early screening reviews, and the return of The Walking Dead... Michael is so excited. Please read the last part of that sentence with sarcasm.
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On the latest edition of Comicast the guys continue to marvel at the continued box office domination of Black Panther... see what we did there. Plus the guys discuss Mark Hamill possibly jumping into the MCU with GOTG Vol. 3, the possiblity of Tony Stark having a missing arm in Avengers: Infinity War, Zack Snyder throwing shade, the Nightwing movie still on track to release next year, Aquaman continues to get good early screening reviews, and the return of The Walking Dead... Michael is so excited. Please read the last part of that sentence with sarcasm.
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