Why ‘The Wiz’ is the Best Black Musical
'The Wiz' has the propensity for paying homage to black culture with R&B music, graffiti and jazzy elements that make it incredibly entertaining.

Collection of three short films from Nova. "Little Brother's Coming Out" — Big brother Jeff Scott and his friend Chip Robertson get down to experienced activity in the hall outside the bedroom door where little brother Jeremy and his buddy Russ Williams are discovering each other in bed. "A Cabin In The Woods" — Jeff Hunter and Pat Fulton are at a small ski resort cabin exploring the fresh joys of new young love. "Breaking Through" — College roommates Chad Scott (Tom Manley) and David Shaw in a sizzling locker room fantasy that leads to their living room for more mutual gratification.
'The Wiz' has the propensity for paying homage to black culture with R&B music, graffiti and jazzy elements that make it incredibly entertaining.
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Outer Banks (2020-) knows its audience: young adults in a country that can’t stop romanticizing good ole’ treasure hunts. Add a little of Riverdale’s (2017-) sex appeal, and no one can look away. Forty years after The Goonies (1985) America’s consciousness hasn’t strayed from the same tropes: treasure hunts, a vulnerable white male lead, and the whitewashing of a racially segregated setting.
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