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 XXXI - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Seeing as we are less than two weeks away from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we figured it was time to do a deep dive into Star Wars: The Force Awakens and review the film while also theorizing about way more things than we intended to. We also talk Olaf's Frozen Adventure being removed from Coco, the most rented Redbox movies, induct the 8th class of Honorable Mensches, breakdown the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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Seeing as we are less than two weeks away from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we figured it was time to do a deep dive into Star Wars: The Force Awakens and review the film while also theorizing about way more things than we intended to. We also talk Olaf's Frozen Adventure being removed from Coco, the most rented Redbox movies, induct the 8th class of Honorable Mensches, breakdown the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, and end as always with our content of the week. Listen in and enjoy!
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