It's the final pick in our New Black Film Canon program, and Andrew has selected Ousmane Sembène's 1966 classic Black Girl. Before going long on what Joshua calls his favorite film they've covered, they'll review Disney/Pixar's Elemental and two films that they think are among the best of the year: Celine Strong's Past Lives and Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. After talking Ousmane "revolutionary" debut feature, they dig even deeper into this program's genesis, exploring Slate and NPR's list of The New Black Film Canon.
For the rest of the summer, they take up films covered in Quentin Tarantino's book Cinema Speculation. Guest Cliff Froehlich, contributor and former editor for The Riverfront Times and former Executive Director of Cinema St. Louis, is on hand to talk Rolling Thunder. Until then, please share, subscribe, and review! Read on at TheTake-Up.com and follow us @thetakeupstl on Instagram/Twitter/Letterboxd/Facebook.
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