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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PREVIEW - #165 - It's a Big Turtle Club And You Ain't In It
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PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/165-its-small-in-40236676 This week we satisfied our inexplicable but long-held desire to revisit the legendary Dana Carvey career-killer THE MASTER OF DISGUISE (2002), which led us down the rabbit hole of revisiting Carvey's era-defining impersonation of George H.W. Bush on SNL. We discuss comedy and ideology, and reflect on what makes someone turtley enough for both the Lincoln Bedroom and the Turtle Club. PLUS: fiery hto takes on the Ellen Degeneres scandal and the primary victories of Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.
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PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/165-its-small-in-40236676 This week we satisfied our inexplicable but long-held desire to revisit the legendary Dana Carvey career-killer THE MASTER OF DISGUISE (2002), which led us down the rabbit hole of revisiting Carvey's era-defining impersonation of George H.W. Bush on SNL. We discuss comedy and ideology, and reflect on what makes someone turtley enough for both the Lincoln Bedroom and the Turtle Club. PLUS: fiery hto takes on the Ellen Degeneres scandal and the primary victories of Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.
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