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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364: "A 2004 Burrito" - White Chicks (2004)
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This week on Saturday Night Jive (actually almost a year ago on Saturday Night Jive) we watched the 2004 comedy White Chicks starring SNL alum Damon Wayans.....'s brothers Shawn and Marlon as horrifying creatures that we are expected to believe can pass as rich white women. This was intended to be a "lost episode" of the podcast just because I thought the movie was bad, I didn't enjoy talking about it, and why should I spend my time putting together something I don't want to work on. But at long last you can hear our thoughts on this film that probably shouldn't have been made in the first place. A ludicrous premise handled poorly, there could possibly be a good movie hiding somewhere in here but we couldn't find it. We do get another sighting of Lochlyn Munro though who pops up way too frequently on this podcast. Enjoy!
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This week on Saturday Night Jive (actually almost a year ago on Saturday Night Jive) we watched the 2004 comedy White Chicks starring SNL alum Damon Wayans.....'s brothers Shawn and Marlon as horrifying creatures that we are expected to believe can pass as rich white women. This was intended to be a "lost episode" of the podcast just because I thought the movie was bad, I didn't enjoy talking about it, and why should I spend my time putting together something I don't want to work on. But at long last you can hear our thoughts on this film that probably shouldn't have been made in the first place. A ludicrous premise handled poorly, there could possibly be a good movie hiding somewhere in here but we couldn't find it. We do get another sighting of Lochlyn Munro though who pops up way too frequently on this podcast. Enjoy!
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Full archive of all podcast episodes available at saturdaynightjive.blogspot.com
Email us anything at saturdaynightjivepodcast@gmail.com
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