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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2005’s Doom, or, the only movie that sucks certified skunk taint. Look – they can’t all be winners but is there something strangely watchable about the one movie that Dwayne Johnson has admitted was a mistake? Possibly! There is SO much going on in this one but at the same time it’s brutally simple. Space marines are sent to mars to investigate strange happenings and hunt down alien zombies. GOT IT? Good. DJ’s first attempt at a video game movie is almost too true to the game on which it’s based. If you like watching someone else play a video game, THIS MOVIE IS FOR YOU. Also!! The Rock retweeted our cookie!! The Rock vs. Dwayne Johnson - who wins?? Jumanji is the highest grossing Christmas release ever!! UM, THE ROCK RETWEETED OUR COOKIE!!!!
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2005’s Doom, or, the only movie that sucks certified skunk taint. Look – they can’t all be winners but is there something strangely watchable about the one movie that Dwayne Johnson has admitted was a mistake? Possibly! There is SO much going on in this one but at the same time it’s brutally simple. Space marines are sent to mars to investigate strange happenings and hunt down alien zombies. GOT IT? Good. DJ’s first attempt at a video game movie is almost too true to the game on which it’s based. If you like watching someone else play a video game, THIS MOVIE IS FOR YOU. Also!! The Rock retweeted our cookie!! The Rock vs. Dwayne Johnson - who wins?? Jumanji is the highest grossing Christmas release ever!! UM, THE ROCK RETWEETED OUR COOKIE!!!!
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