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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Game Time - "Tag" plus "Incredibles 2" "Superfly," "Thoroughbreds" and more!
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Do you long for the carefree days of childhood? Hollywood hopes you do, which is what "Tag" opens this week. It stars Ed Helms, John Hamm, Jeremt Renner and Hannibal Burress as grown-ups who play a game of "tag." You'll hear what John Hamm has to say about it as well as what we think. Then there's "Incredibles 2." Does it live up to the 2004 original? Is it worth the wait? And then there's the remake of "Superfly." Well, you probably remember the theme song. Neil takes a look at a Hulu documentary "Too Funny to Fail" about Dana Carvey's long-forgotten sitcom and Bill McCuddy looks at two moviews on demand: "Thoroughbreds" and "Graduation." It's all fun, so listen in.
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Do you long for the carefree days of childhood? Hollywood hopes you do, which is what "Tag" opens this week. It stars Ed Helms, John Hamm, Jeremt Renner and Hannibal Burress as grown-ups who play a game of "tag." You'll hear what John Hamm has to say about it as well as what we think. Then there's "Incredibles 2." Does it live up to the 2004 original? Is it worth the wait? And then there's the remake of "Superfly." Well, you probably remember the theme song. Neil takes a look at a Hulu documentary "Too Funny to Fail" about Dana Carvey's long-forgotten sitcom and Bill McCuddy looks at two moviews on demand: "Thoroughbreds" and "Graduation." It's all fun, so listen in.
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