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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TNB Commentaries 062: Kingsman
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Please turn off your cellphones and remember that manners maketh man as we do some super spy shit and try to get a kind Swedish Princess to maybe offer up her holiest of holeys and look smart in a suit whilst we do it. For our 62nd Commentary, we head back to 2015 for this wacky and fun flick starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, and Michael Caine. As we watch, one of us for the first time, we debate what role Terence Stamp is most well known for and promptly forget why, and just have a chill hang session and let the greatness that is Kingsman wash over us in a nice calm way.
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Please turn off your cellphones and remember that manners maketh man as we do some super spy shit and try to get a kind Swedish Princess to maybe offer up her holiest of holeys and look smart in a suit whilst we do it. For our 62nd Commentary, we head back to 2015 for this wacky and fun flick starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, and Michael Caine. As we watch, one of us for the first time, we debate what role Terence Stamp is most well known for and promptly forget why, and just have a chill hang session and let the greatness that is Kingsman wash over us in a nice calm way.
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