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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Succession 4.4, "Honeymoon States" with Megan Abbott
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The Roy family gathers with Waystar colleagues and assorted hangers-on for a wake at Logan's home, where an ambiguous pencil stroke complicates their search for an interim CEO. Novelist, TV writer and showrunner Megan Abbott joins the RoyCast to discuss this week's installment of Dark Kendall: Waystar Rising, Shakespearean themes, Logan's true intentions for his heir, the revelation of Shiv's pregnancy, themes of misogyny and women being cast aside, the episode's single setting and its evocations of prisons, traps and haunted houses, director Lorene Scafaria's skillful blocking and staging, Tom's Midwestern origins, Greg's continued devolution, the return of Marcia, real estate negotiation, costume choices, and much more. ~~~ RoyCast is a passion project and we incur minor ongoing expenses related to producing and hosting this independent podcast. The show will never be paywalled, but for those who would like to support you can do so here: roycast.square.site/ ~~~ Megan Abbott is the award-winning author of ten crime novels, including You Will Know Me, Give Me Your Hand and the New York Times bestseller The Turnout. She also writes for television, including Dare Me, the series she adapted from her own novel, now streaming on Netflix. Her next novel, Beware the Woman, will be in bookstores on May 30. Twitter: @meganeabbott
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The Roy family gathers with Waystar colleagues and assorted hangers-on for a wake at Logan's home, where an ambiguous pencil stroke complicates their search for an interim CEO. Novelist, TV writer and showrunner Megan Abbott joins the RoyCast to discuss this week's installment of Dark Kendall: Waystar Rising, Shakespearean themes, Logan's true intentions for his heir, the revelation of Shiv's pregnancy, themes of misogyny and women being cast aside, the episode's single setting and its evocations of prisons, traps and haunted houses, director Lorene Scafaria's skillful blocking and staging, Tom's Midwestern origins, Greg's continued devolution, the return of Marcia, real estate negotiation, costume choices, and much more. ~~~ RoyCast is a passion project and we incur minor ongoing expenses related to producing and hosting this independent podcast. The show will never be paywalled, but for those who would like to support you can do so here: roycast.square.site/ ~~~ Megan Abbott is the award-winning author of ten crime novels, including You Will Know Me, Give Me Your Hand and the New York Times bestseller The Turnout. She also writes for television, including Dare Me, the series she adapted from her own novel, now streaming on Netflix. Her next novel, Beware the Woman, will be in bookstores on May 30. Twitter: @meganeabbott
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