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Review

David Byrne’s American Utopia

by Charles Bramesco

Spike Lee’s filmed ver­sion of David Byrne’s cel­e­brat­ed con­cert shows a pop mas­ter at the peak of his powers.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Da 5 Bloods

by Leila Latif

Spike Lee tack­les black trau­ma, white sav­iourism and the inglo­ri­ous­ness of war in this sear­ing Viet­nam epic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Do the Right Thing (1989)

by Kambole Campbell

Spike Lee’s mag­num opus tells the sto­ry of a tense, swel­ter­ing sum­mer day in Brook­lyn, New York.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

BlacKkKlansman

by Adam Woodward

A black cop infil­trates the Ku Klux Klan in Spike Lee’s fiery, fierce­ly fun­ny take­down of insti­tu­tion­al racism.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Chi-Raq

by Adam Woodward

This styl­ish, urgent Chica­go-set satire is a major return to form for its direc­tor, Spike Lee.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect