#97 DO THE RIGHT THING: Rewriting the American Archetype Spike Lee 1989

(re-posted. original post Aug. 2017) At the end of Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee shows us two quotations, one from King and the other from X, that serve directly to contradict the action we had just seen in the last third of the film. In the street stood Sister Mother screaming out to burn … Continue reading #97 DO THE RIGHT THING: Rewriting the American Archetype Spike Lee 1989 →

#720 THE BIG CHILL. Lawrence Kasdan 1983

The distance from the outside world is implied by infinitely receding landscapes.A group of former college pals gather at the funeral of one of their own; that is not a spoiler, but the premise of the film. Zeitgeist USA captured; watching in the 80s, younger audiences felt nostalgic for a part of our lives that … Continue reading #720 THE BIG CHILL. Lawrence Kasdan 1983 →