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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Who's Gonna Win? Who Should Win? - Our Oscar Predictions plus "Trigger Point," "Another Round," "The Year Earth Changed" and More!!
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This year's bizarre awards season is (finally) coming to end. The Oscars are coming! Who's going to win? Who really should win? Does anybody care? We'll answer the first two questions in our usual smartypants fashion. And speaking of actual Oscar nominated movies we start with "Another Round" which stars Mads Mikkelsen as a slightly inebriated teacher. It's up for Best Director and Best International Film. Then we've got "Trigger Point" which stars Barry Pepper as a former secret operative on the run. Then there's the nature documentary "The Year Earth Changed." We've talked about "Call My Agent" before but Neil has actually finished watching all of it so he'll tell you what he thinks of it and has some news about the series as well. And Bill McCuddy caught the original "Westworld." How does it age after all these years? He'll let you know. So listen in!
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This year's bizarre awards season is (finally) coming to end. The Oscars are coming! Who's going to win? Who really should win? Does anybody care? We'll answer the first two questions in our usual smartypants fashion. And speaking of actual Oscar nominated movies we start with "Another Round" which stars Mads Mikkelsen as a slightly inebriated teacher. It's up for Best Director and Best International Film. Then we've got "Trigger Point" which stars Barry Pepper as a former secret operative on the run. Then there's the nature documentary "The Year Earth Changed." We've talked about "Call My Agent" before but Neil has actually finished watching all of it so he'll tell you what he thinks of it and has some news about the series as well. And Bill McCuddy caught the original "Westworld." How does it age after all these years? He'll let you know. So listen in!
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