Jonny Diaz Jul 5 The Four New Yorks of Marty, Sidney, Woody, and Spike A summary of New York City as depicted on film by its four greatest auteurs: Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, and Spike Lee.
Carson Cook Jul 3 Reflections of America: A Brief Vietnam War Film Primer A starting place for examining America, as both a country and an idea, through the lens of films about the Vietnam War.
Zach D'Amico Jul 2 Spike Lee's Filmmaking Tree The branches of Spike Lee's filmmaking tree include some of the greatest cinematic discoveries.
Carson Cook Jun 26 The Remake Spectrum Spike Lee's two remakes found little critical or commercial love: can categorizing the various types of remakes help illuminate why?
Jonny Diaz Jun 25 Spike Lee and the Ambivalent Academy A history of Spike Lee's ambivalent (and often contentious) relationship with the Oscars, from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop to BlacKkKlansman.
Zach D'Amico Jun 22 Spike Lee and the Coded Racism of "Controversy" The "controversies" of Spike Lee are part of a uniquely American - and racist - tradition.
Carson Cook Jun 17 Working Within the System: Spike Lee and the Hollywood Idealization of the Police As we reconsider the role of the police in film and TV, Spike Lee's crime dramas help contextualize the entrenchment of certain depictions.
Zach D'Amico Jun 16 Da 5 Bloods Offers A Vision of Black Autonomy Spike Lee's latest places past next to present to recontexualize history.
Jonny Diaz Jun 15 An Auteur for the MTV Age: The Music of Spike Lee A list of some of the most memorable musical sequences, dance scenes, and music videos in the filmography of Spike Lee.
Rough Cut Staff Jun 12 The Rough Cut Fictional Athlete Draft In honor of He Got Game's Jesus Shuttlesworth, the Rough Cut staff conduct a draft of their top fictional movie athletes.
