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 Rock vs The Presidio
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In this 62nd episode of Worst Scene, George and Richard discuss two movies named after locations in San Francisco, putting the worst scene of The Rock, starring Sean Connery in arguably the best James Bond film of the 1990s vs the best scene in The Presidio, starring Sean Connery in arguably the worst film about diamond smuggling military crime rings of the 1980s. This episode also includes the first – and definitely not last – edition of the Xander Experience.
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In this 62nd episode of Worst Scene, George and Richard discuss two movies named after locations in San Francisco, putting the worst scene of The Rock, starring Sean Connery in arguably the best James Bond film of the 1990s vs the best scene in The Presidio, starring Sean Connery in arguably the worst film about diamond smuggling military crime rings of the 1980s. This episode also includes the first – and definitely not last – edition of the Xander Experience.
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