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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Ep. 6: Farmhouse Murders (Pt. 2)
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In the second part of our return to the true crime genre, Rachel leads us with the story of the murders that inspired Capote's In Cold Blood, and tells us a little bit about what made her terrified to pick up this book again. To cap it off with some fiction, Maranda heads a discussion about Gillian Flynn's novel, Dark Places, as we explore the resounding themes in this book and the stories we have told in this episode.
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In the second part of our return to the true crime genre, Rachel leads us with the story of the murders that inspired Capote's In Cold Blood, and tells us a little bit about what made her terrified to pick up this book again. To cap it off with some fiction, Maranda heads a discussion about Gillian Flynn's novel, Dark Places, as we explore the resounding themes in this book and the stories we have told in this episode.
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