“American Hustler” (with Kasi Lemmons)

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4.6 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Ira, Louis, and Aida are joined by Julissa Arce to discuss the controversy surrounding Jeanine Cummins’ novel American Dirt. Kobe Bryant’s death ignites a complicated discussion about a flawed icon. Billie Eilish sweeps a scandal-ridden Grammys. Plus, Kasi Lemmons joins to discuss her film Harriett and the lack of diversity at this year's Oscars.

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0:00.0	And we're back with an all-new keep it. This is Iron Madison III.
0:14.7	I'm Louisa May Vertel. It's still Oscar season. I have to keep standing for little women.
0:19.8	And I'm a Edozmi.
0:20.8	Yeah, Lewis, the only one being ridiculous over here.
0:24.9	Technically my name is Lewis, but any variation thereof all except.
0:28.9	I'm ready for Oscar season to be over. I did just get back from Sundance and I'm like
0:34.4	already a wash in new movies.
0:36.0	You still feeling there residuals of it?
0:37.6	Now I'm the wash in new movies, yeah.
0:39.2	How was it?
0:40.2	It was great.
0:41.2	It was great. I saw Zola.
0:42.2	Oh right.
0:43.2	Now do you trust your opinions on these movies? Because whenever I get a reaction out of Sundance,
0:47.7	we talk about this all the time.
0:49.0	Yeah.
0:50.0	It always ends up, they ended up being two and a half star movies, but we thought they were
0:53.2	four star movies because everyone was cold and wanted to scream about something.
0:56.4	Everyone's called.
0:57.4	You're also usually in a theater with...
1:02.2	Flacks?
1:03.2	Well, most of the people who art critics are there, you know, sort of what people you know.
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