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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Episode 224: Midsommar (2019)
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR THE JUNE QUEEN ALIX WEBSTER! Special guest Vannah joins this monumental episode as the team takes on the long-awaited, and much-loved sophomore effort from the mind of Ari Aster in our own fun, weird little way. That's right, we're covering MIDSOMMAR for Alix's birthday!
We look at folk horror, the specific influences on this film, how it almost got an NC-17 rating, and try to figure out how our own cults would function. It's... exactly as absurd as you'd expect.
Now how about 5 stars on iTunes and Spotify for the June Queen? We have spare bear suits!
We look at folk horror, the specific influences on this film, how it almost got an NC-17 rating, and try to figure out how our own cults would function. It's... exactly as absurd as you'd expect.
Now how about 5 stars on iTunes and Spotify for the June Queen? We have spare bear suits!
276 episodes
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR THE JUNE QUEEN ALIX WEBSTER! Special guest Vannah joins this monumental episode as the team takes on the long-awaited, and much-loved sophomore effort from the mind of Ari Aster in our own fun, weird little way. That's right, we're covering MIDSOMMAR for Alix's birthday!
We look at folk horror, the specific influences on this film, how it almost got an NC-17 rating, and try to figure out how our own cults would function. It's... exactly as absurd as you'd expect.
Now how about 5 stars on iTunes and Spotify for the June Queen? We have spare bear suits!
We look at folk horror, the specific influences on this film, how it almost got an NC-17 rating, and try to figure out how our own cults would function. It's... exactly as absurd as you'd expect.
Now how about 5 stars on iTunes and Spotify for the June Queen? We have spare bear suits!
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