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. 149 - The Book of Henry; Beatriz at Dinner; Catfight - Movie Reviews
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She.T.? Hollister hits the Spielberg vs. Banks punching bag. At 6:45: Thelma & Louise with a life insurance premium? O'Toole on Wild Oats, starring Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Lange (Feud: Bette and Joan). 8:08: Score: A Film Music Documentary is released. Our bonus podcast here. 9:00: In honor of Wonder Woman's personal trainer, and House of Cards' Resident-in-Chief, this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Things about Robin Wright. 14:03: Pay it Forward with a crime? Hollister on The Book of Henry. 18:20: Healers embracing their Inner Killers? O'Toole on Beatriz at Dinner, starring Salma Hayek, Connie Britton (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and John Lithgow (The Crown). 26:02: Hollister follows her Sandra Oh-So-Fabulous to Catfight. Do Hollister & O'Toole come to blows? Co-starring Anne Heche; with Alicia Silverstone. 31:51: Catfight inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm: Donnie Brasco (1997) - starring Al Pacino, a pre-pirate Johnny Depp, and Anne Heche.
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She.T.? Hollister hits the Spielberg vs. Banks punching bag. At 6:45: Thelma & Louise with a life insurance premium? O'Toole on Wild Oats, starring Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Lange (Feud: Bette and Joan). 8:08: Score: A Film Music Documentary is released. Our bonus podcast here. 9:00: In honor of Wonder Woman's personal trainer, and House of Cards' Resident-in-Chief, this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Things about Robin Wright. 14:03: Pay it Forward with a crime? Hollister on The Book of Henry. 18:20: Healers embracing their Inner Killers? O'Toole on Beatriz at Dinner, starring Salma Hayek, Connie Britton (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and John Lithgow (The Crown). 26:02: Hollister follows her Sandra Oh-So-Fabulous to Catfight. Do Hollister & O'Toole come to blows? Co-starring Anne Heche; with Alicia Silverstone. 31:51: Catfight inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm: Donnie Brasco (1997) - starring Al Pacino, a pre-pirate Johnny Depp, and Anne Heche.
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