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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The Law of Surprise has been called in Cintra...and on our podcast! But don’t worry, the only thing we’re rewarded with is an unexpected bottle of Gentleman Jack, which we drink a bit too generously as we unpack The Hexer’s sixth episode, “Calanthe.” We also weigh in on the latest Blood Origin trailer, speculating about what awaits us in the upcoming spinoff and predicting which characters are going to steal the show (Meldof, definitely Meldof). And speaking of predictions, we make a deliciously dirty one about what we’d like to see in episode seven. What can we say? Our whiskey may be a gentleman...but we never claimed to be.
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The Law of Surprise has been called in Cintra...and on our podcast! But don’t worry, the only thing we’re rewarded with is an unexpected bottle of Gentleman Jack, which we drink a bit too generously as we unpack The Hexer’s sixth episode, “Calanthe.” We also weigh in on the latest Blood Origin trailer, speculating about what awaits us in the upcoming spinoff and predicting which characters are going to steal the show (Meldof, definitely Meldof). And speaking of predictions, we make a deliciously dirty one about what we’d like to see in episode seven. What can we say? Our whiskey may be a gentleman...but we never claimed to be.
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