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...
by Joe Van Ryn | May 14, 2019 | Criticism, Left
Over the course of over 30 years, Spike Lee has established himself as an outspoken auteur with a distinct style and a voice for Black America. Perhaps one of cinema’s most controversial figures, Lee has consistently addressed the issue of the African American...
by Harrison McCormick | May 14, 2019 | Criticism, Right
Spike Lee is known for utilizing many cinematic tropes and techniques throughout his career of over 30-plus films. But perhaps the most effective and impressive aspect of his films is their creative and unique use of music. There are so many instances of Lee using...
by Harrison McCormick | May 1, 2019 | Criticism, Left, Reviews
Released in 2018, Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old recalls the events of the war through soldiers’ personal accounts. Employing what Bill Nichols calls the expository mode of documentary, the film utilizes ambiguous audio...
by McKenna Scherer | May 1, 2019 | Criticism, Left, Reviews
Released in the spring of 2018 from director Andrea Nevins, Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie sheds a new, modern light on a decade-old icon: The Barbie Doll. A documentary first released at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City April 25, 2018 and then on popular...
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