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 Toxic Avenger: The Yin and Yang of Cinema
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This week, Gabe is bringing us a story of trauma caused by the 1984 Troma classic, The Toxic Avenger. You may be asking yourself, how could such an insane, violent, and utterly off the wall movie cause anyone trauma? Thankfully Gabe, has a story that gets to the heart of the matter. From the minds of Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman comes a movie that has lived in the minds of your boys for years. So jump in your care, rush home while trying to collect as many points as possible and enjoy this episode. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & TikTok: @WhoLetYouPod Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch us talk: @WhoLetYouWatchThat
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This week, Gabe is bringing us a story of trauma caused by the 1984 Troma classic, The Toxic Avenger. You may be asking yourself, how could such an insane, violent, and utterly off the wall movie cause anyone trauma? Thankfully Gabe, has a story that gets to the heart of the matter. From the minds of Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman comes a movie that has lived in the minds of your boys for years. So jump in your care, rush home while trying to collect as many points as possible and enjoy this episode. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & TikTok: @WhoLetYouPod Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch us talk: @WhoLetYouWatchThat
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