Jonny DiazJun 7, 2021An Auteur for the MTV Age: The Music of Spike LeeA list of some of the most memorable musical sequences, dance scenes, and music videos in the filmography of Spike Lee.
Jonny DiazJul 5, 2020The Four New Yorks of Marty, Sidney, Woody, and SpikeA summary of New York City as depicted on film by its four greatest auteurs: Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, and Spike Lee.
Carson CookJul 3, 2020Reflections of America: A Brief Vietnam War Film PrimerA starting place for examining America, as both a country and an idea, through the lens of films about the Vietnam War.
Rough Cut StaffJul 2, 2020Spike Lee's Filmmaking TreeThe branches of Spike Lee's filmmaking tree include some of the greatest cinematic discoveries.
Carson CookJun 26, 2020The Remake SpectrumSpike Lee's two remakes found little critical or commercial love: can categorizing the various types of remakes help illuminate why?
Jonny DiazJun 25, 2020Spike Lee and the Ambivalent AcademyA history of Spike Lee's ambivalent (and often contentious) relationship with the Oscars, from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop to BlacKkKlansman.
Rough Cut StaffJun 22, 2020Spike Lee and the Coded Racism of "Controversy"The "controversies" of Spike Lee are part of a uniquely American - and racist - tradition.
Carson CookJun 17, 2020Working Within the System: Spike Lee and the Hollywood Idealization of the PoliceAs we reconsider the role of the police in film and TV, Spike Lee's crime dramas help contextualize the entrenchment of certain depictions.
Rough Cut StaffJun 16, 2020Da 5 Bloods Offers A Vision of Black AutonomySpike Lee's latest places past next to present to recontexualize history.
Rough Cut StaffJun 12, 2020The Rough Cut Fictional Athlete DraftIn honor of He Got Game's Jesus Shuttlesworth, the Rough Cut staff conduct a draft of their top fictional movie athletes.
Rough Cut StaffJun 3, 2020Mailbag: The Inimitable Spike LeeA Q&A on one of the most important filmmakers of the last 35 years.