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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Oh my god you guys, they've got lesbians in the Metaverse.
Surprise! Neither of us had seen this Black Mirror episode, and uh, well, it wasn't our cup of tea. BUT we can appreciate it as a historical artifact, even if its After Life brought to you by Big Tech premise was never going to land for us.
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Originally posted to Patreon on May 31st, 2024
Oh my god you guys, they've got lesbians in the Metaverse.
Surprise! Neither of us had seen this Black Mirror episode, and uh, well, it wasn't our cup of tea. BUT we can appreciate it as a historical artifact, even if its After Life brought to you by Big Tech premise was never going to land for us.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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