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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Tár vs Beethoven
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Worst Scene Awards Season continues and this week's episode will have you screaming "What in Taaaarnation?1?" as we compare the worst scene in Tár, a film that proves once and for all that Cate Blanchett is the greatest actor to ever spell Kate with a C vs the best scene in Beethoven, a movie that sports what is arguably the greatest cast in the history of cinema. Alix Martin, co-host of The Exxtra AF Files, guest hosts.
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Worst Scene Awards Season continues and this week's episode will have you screaming "What in Taaaarnation?1?" as we compare the worst scene in Tár, a film that proves once and for all that Cate Blanchett is the greatest actor to ever spell Kate with a C vs the best scene in Beethoven, a movie that sports what is arguably the greatest cast in the history of cinema. Alix Martin, co-host of The Exxtra AF Files, guest hosts.
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