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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Episode 238: I Saw the TV Glow
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It's a mostly TV focused episode this week, with some werewolves, some vampires, some liars, and some devils (also Thanksgiving, but that doesn't fit my thesis). Then we cover new release I Saw the TV Glow and discuss sleeping bag folding, soup parties, and regret. [I gotta say, I don't feel like I personally did a good job on this episode, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. Apologies for the crying sounds, if not for the feelings that caused the crying. -K]
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It's a mostly TV focused episode this week, with some werewolves, some vampires, some liars, and some devils (also Thanksgiving, but that doesn't fit my thesis). Then we cover new release I Saw the TV Glow and discuss sleeping bag folding, soup parties, and regret. [I gotta say, I don't feel like I personally did a good job on this episode, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. Apologies for the crying sounds, if not for the feelings that caused the crying. -K]
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