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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Ep. 160 - Shogun Primer and Best Samurai Movies
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to discuss the recent Shogun mini-series on Hulu and also how mini-series / the original were major pop culture events as well as water cooler talk back in the 80s.
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to discuss the recent Shogun mini-series on Hulu and also how mini-series / the original were major pop culture events as well as water cooler talk back in the 80s.
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