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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There Goes The Neighborhood - The 'Burbs (1989)
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In the March of Madness month continues as, this week, we take a look at 1989's The Burbs. It tells the story of Ray (Tom Hanks) who just wants to spend his week off from work just hanging around the house, doing nothing. However, after one of his neighbors goes missing, the other neighbors on the street begin to suspect the Klopeks, a strange family who had just recently moved next door to Ray. As suspicion turns to paranoia, everyone gets hysterical about what weird goings-on could be going on in the strange house next door. Egged on by his friends, Ray's grip on his own sanity becomes more and more strained as the entire neighborhood plots to investigate what's really going on over at the Klopek's house. What did we think? Listen in and find out!
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In the March of Madness month continues as, this week, we take a look at 1989's The Burbs. It tells the story of Ray (Tom Hanks) who just wants to spend his week off from work just hanging around the house, doing nothing. However, after one of his neighbors goes missing, the other neighbors on the street begin to suspect the Klopeks, a strange family who had just recently moved next door to Ray. As suspicion turns to paranoia, everyone gets hysterical about what weird goings-on could be going on in the strange house next door. Egged on by his friends, Ray's grip on his own sanity becomes more and more strained as the entire neighborhood plots to investigate what's really going on over at the Klopek's house. What did we think? Listen in and find out!
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