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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31 - Prehysteria//The Meg + Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (ft. Zack Burwick)
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NOTE: If the levels are off (one voice too loud) redownload the file, I mixed it better >: ) Buckle up buckaroos because we are bringing fire and brimstone to this pod. Let's travel back in time, then travel back to the present again, because we're dealing with two blockbuster bonanzas featuring prehystoric man-eating monsters. We dive deep into The Meg (2018) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). We are not alone however, we enlisted the help of the nasty little zealot Zack Burwick of Pink Talking Fish. What makes a blockbuster? Does the integrity of art have to be sacrificed at the altar of success and mass appeal? Is anyone trying to buy an iPod classic for a decent price? Tune in ya lil butts.
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NOTE: If the levels are off (one voice too loud) redownload the file, I mixed it better >: ) Buckle up buckaroos because we are bringing fire and brimstone to this pod. Let's travel back in time, then travel back to the present again, because we're dealing with two blockbuster bonanzas featuring prehystoric man-eating monsters. We dive deep into The Meg (2018) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). We are not alone however, we enlisted the help of the nasty little zealot Zack Burwick of Pink Talking Fish. What makes a blockbuster? Does the integrity of art have to be sacrificed at the altar of success and mass appeal? Is anyone trying to buy an iPod classic for a decent price? Tune in ya lil butts.
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