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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Superman '25 w/ Kolby Mac - Gunn's Big Gamble - Ep 483
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Kolby Mac returns to review James Gunn’s Superman. It’s a massive film study, a pointed Oscars Profile, and we have the perfect guest for the occasion. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION FOR SUPERMAN: Reception, Box Office, & Our Movie Watching Experiences - 2:37 General Thoughts + Comparing to other James Gunn Films - 10:16 Why “superhero fatigue” is a premise for this story - 15:50 Rewatchability, The Superman Problem & Worldbuilding - 19:11 How the Politics are benign - 24:48 An Ensemble of Strong Performances - 31:39 Production Values and Oscar Lens - 40:57 Spoiler Warning - 50:55 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Changing the canon for good and for ill - 52:18 Making character scenes count because it’s such an ensemble piece - 58:11 Where James Gunn is ambitious - 1:02:05 How a strong evil plan brings about a more rounded hero - 1:08:33 Combating superhero fatigue & why it’s polarizing - 1:11:01 More Bests & Worst Scenes - 1:14:29 What’s coming next for the DCU & Our Grades - 1:20:32 OUTRO: What’s coming next on The Kolby Told Me Podcast and where you can find all of Kolby’s work on the internet. Make sure you guys follow him on social media and like, subscribe and review & rate him 5 stars. He goes back with us, and we love having him on the show. As for what’s coming next from us, we’ll hopefully do some Mike, Mike and Emmy work with the Emmy Noms incoming this week. Plus, we will continue to follow the Superman Box Office and root for it in theaters. Kolby Told Me on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3FodYSr3yWaIySSAjYrAtc Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kolby-told-me-podcast/id1449736187 Follow him on X https://x.com/kolbytoldme Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kolbytoldme/?hl=en
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Kolby Mac returns to review James Gunn’s Superman. It’s a massive film study, a pointed Oscars Profile, and we have the perfect guest for the occasion. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION FOR SUPERMAN: Reception, Box Office, & Our Movie Watching Experiences - 2:37 General Thoughts + Comparing to other James Gunn Films - 10:16 Why “superhero fatigue” is a premise for this story - 15:50 Rewatchability, The Superman Problem & Worldbuilding - 19:11 How the Politics are benign - 24:48 An Ensemble of Strong Performances - 31:39 Production Values and Oscar Lens - 40:57 Spoiler Warning - 50:55 SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Changing the canon for good and for ill - 52:18 Making character scenes count because it’s such an ensemble piece - 58:11 Where James Gunn is ambitious - 1:02:05 How a strong evil plan brings about a more rounded hero - 1:08:33 Combating superhero fatigue & why it’s polarizing - 1:11:01 More Bests & Worst Scenes - 1:14:29 What’s coming next for the DCU & Our Grades - 1:20:32 OUTRO: What’s coming next on The Kolby Told Me Podcast and where you can find all of Kolby’s work on the internet. Make sure you guys follow him on social media and like, subscribe and review & rate him 5 stars. He goes back with us, and we love having him on the show. As for what’s coming next from us, we’ll hopefully do some Mike, Mike and Emmy work with the Emmy Noms incoming this week. Plus, we will continue to follow the Superman Box Office and root for it in theaters. Kolby Told Me on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3FodYSr3yWaIySSAjYrAtc Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kolby-told-me-podcast/id1449736187 Follow him on X https://x.com/kolbytoldme Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kolbytoldme/?hl=en
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