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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#24: The Lazarus Effect
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Liz and Evan have been working late in the lab to bring this week’s episode to life: THE LAZARUS EFFECT (which is most certainly not a documentary about food). Join them as they temper their excitement about the excellent cast with their confusion with the film’s failure to stick the landing, and ask big questions about pseudoscience and zombie communities along the way. If you’ve unleashed the power of your pineal gland, make sure to check out nowscreaming.com, and let us know your opinion on Twitter @nowscreaming. Don’t choke on your vape on your way to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on iTunes - we prefer our listeners alive.
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Liz and Evan have been working late in the lab to bring this week’s episode to life: THE LAZARUS EFFECT (which is most certainly not a documentary about food). Join them as they temper their excitement about the excellent cast with their confusion with the film’s failure to stick the landing, and ask big questions about pseudoscience and zombie communities along the way. If you’ve unleashed the power of your pineal gland, make sure to check out nowscreaming.com, and let us know your opinion on Twitter @nowscreaming. Don’t choke on your vape on your way to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on iTunes - we prefer our listeners alive.
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