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, grab your lightsabers and summon your midichlorians because we're making the jump to hyperspace and traveling through all eras of that snazzy galaxy far far away! We get all gabby about Tales Of The Empire and how it has and will impact the Wars going forward, which leads us to jabbering about the upcoming Star Wars: The Acolyte and our hopes for it. We finish out talking about the impeccable recently ended Star Wars The Bad Batch, that all happens as we slip in and out of our fancy suits and relitigate the case that is The Sequel Trilogy, so buckle the hell up, gang, we got a fun one for ya.
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In this episode, grab your lightsabers and summon your midichlorians because we're making the jump to hyperspace and traveling through all eras of that snazzy galaxy far far away! We get all gabby about Tales Of The Empire and how it has and will impact the Wars going forward, which leads us to jabbering about the upcoming Star Wars: The Acolyte and our hopes for it. We finish out talking about the impeccable recently ended Star Wars The Bad Batch, that all happens as we slip in and out of our fancy suits and relitigate the case that is The Sequel Trilogy, so buckle the hell up, gang, we got a fun one for ya.
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