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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Ginger Snaps - One for All the Teenage "Weird Girls"
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Entry two in our exploration of the werewolf genre is a big ol' puberty metaphor and a fantastic celebration of being weird, goth, and just a little bit pretentious as a teenager. Not to mention the great acting. CONTENT WARNING for discussion of sexual assault, queerphobia, animal death, and mass shootings 1:00 Production Info 7:00 The Role of Women in Horror 10:00 Here's to Weird Girls 18:30 Werewolf Puberty 20:30 Columbine's Effects 24:00 The Horror of Bodies 30:00 Men as Predators and Victims 39:00 Oops, It Escalated 49:00 Lost and Buried Threads 54:00 The Longest Final Battle 58:00 Should You Watch This Say hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale Our icon was designed by Allison Shabet. Get bonus episodes on our Patreon: patreon.com/trashandtreasures Join us every two weeks on Soundcloud, iTunes or Stitcher – and if you’d leave a rating and review, so that more people can find their way to us, we’d appreciate it!
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Entry two in our exploration of the werewolf genre is a big ol' puberty metaphor and a fantastic celebration of being weird, goth, and just a little bit pretentious as a teenager. Not to mention the great acting. CONTENT WARNING for discussion of sexual assault, queerphobia, animal death, and mass shootings 1:00 Production Info 7:00 The Role of Women in Horror 10:00 Here's to Weird Girls 18:30 Werewolf Puberty 20:30 Columbine's Effects 24:00 The Horror of Bodies 30:00 Men as Predators and Victims 39:00 Oops, It Escalated 49:00 Lost and Buried Threads 54:00 The Longest Final Battle 58:00 Should You Watch This Say hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale Our icon was designed by Allison Shabet. Get bonus episodes on our Patreon: patreon.com/trashandtreasures Join us every two weeks on Soundcloud, iTunes or Stitcher – and if you’d leave a rating and review, so that more people can find their way to us, we’d appreciate it!
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