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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In this episode, the fellas spend 40 minutes trying to get into the body of the show and then not doing their final segment. Fitz starts off with a bombshell half review of a brand spankin' new Batman movie, then Doom tells a tale of near Fourth of July catastrophe in Joke Corner while teasing potential future Joke corners. Doom finally drops a Pimp Spot that's been a long time coming when he finally plugs the Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series from Kevin J. Anderson...and he even admits that he's obsessed, which is a good 1st step. All of that and so much more in this jumbo sized ep of The Nerd Blitz! Don't miss it!
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In this episode, the fellas spend 40 minutes trying to get into the body of the show and then not doing their final segment. Fitz starts off with a bombshell half review of a brand spankin' new Batman movie, then Doom tells a tale of near Fourth of July catastrophe in Joke Corner while teasing potential future Joke corners. Doom finally drops a Pimp Spot that's been a long time coming when he finally plugs the Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series from Kevin J. Anderson...and he even admits that he's obsessed, which is a good 1st step. All of that and so much more in this jumbo sized ep of The Nerd Blitz! Don't miss it!
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