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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Incidental Gold Films
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Film critic Richard Jack Smith drops by to discuss his list of “Incidental Gold” movies. Richard will explain why films like The Shadow, The Miracle Worker and He Walked by Night made it to his important list. Richard lives in South Wales and contributes film reviews to ReelTalk Movie Reviews. Award-winning critic MackBates, who writes freelance articles for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and serves as a staff blogger for Milwaukee Magazine’s official film blog, has agreed to co-host this enlightening episode.
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Film critic Richard Jack Smith drops by to discuss his list of “Incidental Gold” movies. Richard will explain why films like The Shadow, The Miracle Worker and He Walked by Night made it to his important list. Richard lives in South Wales and contributes film reviews to ReelTalk Movie Reviews. Award-winning critic MackBates, who writes freelance articles for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and serves as a staff blogger for Milwaukee Magazine’s official film blog, has agreed to co-host this enlightening episode.
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