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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Magic Mike XXL (w/ Ross Dickerhoof) - When Your Sequel IS the Fix Fic
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Sometimes the sequel IS better. We're joined by film critic Ross Dickerhoof to talk Magic Mike XXL, the only film in the Mikeverse that Vrai has seen. Sure, it might not have the Deep Social Commentary of the original, but it also doesn't seem like it hates its audience nearly as much, and we're here for that. Let's fight toxic masculinity with Backstreet Boys. Move it Football Head (A Hey Arnold Retrospective): https://moveitfootballhead.wordpress.com/ Ross' Twitter: twitter.com/TerriblePunName 1:00 We Picked the Better Movie 9:00 Symbolic Pool Party 14:00 In Conclusion, Fuck Mike 17:00 The Best House 20:00 Fix Fic 25:00 Actually Likes Women 28:00 Screens of Masculinity 33:00 The Big Show 38:00 Wine Mom Hell 43:00 Well, That Was Abrupt 46:00 Should You Watch This Say hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale 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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Sometimes the sequel IS better. We're joined by film critic Ross Dickerhoof to talk Magic Mike XXL, the only film in the Mikeverse that Vrai has seen. Sure, it might not have the Deep Social Commentary of the original, but it also doesn't seem like it hates its audience nearly as much, and we're here for that. Let's fight toxic masculinity with Backstreet Boys. Move it Football Head (A Hey Arnold Retrospective): https://moveitfootballhead.wordpress.com/ Ross' Twitter: twitter.com/TerriblePunName 1:00 We Picked the Better Movie 9:00 Symbolic Pool Party 14:00 In Conclusion, Fuck Mike 17:00 The Best House 20:00 Fix Fic 25:00 Actually Likes Women 28:00 Screens of Masculinity 33:00 The Big Show 38:00 Wine Mom Hell 43:00 Well, That Was Abrupt 46:00 Should You Watch This Say hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale 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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