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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The Breakdown of The Black Phone. The Man from Toronto, and Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
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The latest episode has Scott Martin and Christopher Spicer reviewing three new releases this week in three different genres. They look at the latest horror movie from Blumhouse in the Ethan Hawke starring supernatural horror, 'The Black Phone.' Then it is time to discuss a buddy action comedy in the Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson team-up in 'The Man from Toronto.' The reviews are capped off with an animated adventure in 'Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness.' After the reviews. the hosts discuss what exactly is toxic fandom and how can it be avoided.
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The latest episode has Scott Martin and Christopher Spicer reviewing three new releases this week in three different genres. They look at the latest horror movie from Blumhouse in the Ethan Hawke starring supernatural horror, 'The Black Phone.' Then it is time to discuss a buddy action comedy in the Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson team-up in 'The Man from Toronto.' The reviews are capped off with an animated adventure in 'Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness.' After the reviews. the hosts discuss what exactly is toxic fandom and how can it be avoided.
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