by Noah Mruz | Feb 19, 2020 | Criticism
In 1994, Disney released a film they heavily advertised as their most original story to date. The film became an instant hit, making The Lion King a household name. Now, 25 years later, Disney has released a “re-imagining” of this hit with photo-realistic...
by Harrison McCormick | Feb 19, 2020 | Criticism
Over the years James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, and Dr. Who have become the most portrayed characters on the silver screen, with more than a handful of spin offs and reboots to their respective titles. Considering this treatment, I would argue that a character has reached...
by Brynn Artley | May 14, 2019 | Criticism, Left
Spike Lee’s 2018 Academy Award for the BlacKkKlansman Adapted Screenplay was a long-awaited triumph for the provocateur. What makes Lee’s voice as provocative as it is, prompting such a strong and public discourse? Perhaps it is the fact that Lee is unafraid...
by Kyra Beske | May 14, 2019 | Criticism, Right
Spike Lee broke out as a successful film maker with his 1986 comedy She’s Gotta Have It. While well-reviewed, it was criticized by feminist scholar bell hooks and others for its one-dimensional, problematic character portrayal of its men and women. As Spike Lee...
by Jenna Grochow | May 14, 2019 | Criticism, Right
Director Spike Lee uses dance as an illustrative mode of storytelling throughout his filmography, from the colorful, classical proposal sequence in She’s Gotta Have It to the ballroom juke and minstrel-show tap in Malcolm X and Bamboozled to the late-night soul...
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