Ep. 570 - The Vast of Night

As the Black Lives Matter movement sweeps the U.S., David highlights some African American films available on streaming now. For the feature review, the cast watches The Vast of Night, the directorial debut from Andrew Patterson.

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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~46:15)

David - I Am Not Your Negro, Be Water 
Devindra - Central Park, Mythic Quest
Jeff - Love Birds, Luce, The Great 

The Vast of Night
Spoilers (~1:32:00)

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