Tag Archives: Spike Lee
He Got Game (1998)
Ray Allen ain’t got shit on Denzel. Denzel Washington stars as Jake Shuttlesworth, a prisoner who suddenly finds himself temporarily paroled and with the promise of a commuted sentence if he can accomplish one task: he must persuade his estranged … Continue reading
Red Tails (2012)
It’s like a mixture of ‘Flyboys’ without all of the white people and ‘Miracle at St. Anna’ without all of the whatever the hell else Spike Lee put in there. The film is based on the true story of the … Continue reading
Jungle Fever (1991)
At least Spike Lee doesn’t totally hate white people. Flipper (Wesley Snipes) is a successful, married architect. Angie (Annabella Sciorra) is a temporary office worker. When they meet, it’s Jungle Fever. Also, Flipper’s crack-addicted brother (Samuel L. Jackson) causes many … Continue reading
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
The only other “black” war film I can think of is probably Menace II Society. But I don’t think many Nazis are in that one. During World War II, four black American soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and … Continue reading
Summer of Sam (1999)
Good thing I was born in 1993, and didn’t live in New York. During the sweltering summer of 1977, the notorious killer Son of Sam set New York City on fire, and a chance encounter with the homicidal maniac sends … Continue reading
Inside Man (2006)
A Spike Lee Joint, for people who don’t like Spike Lee Joints. Dispatched to the scene of a bank robbery, detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) must match wits with a cunning thief (Clive Owen) who’s always one step ahead of … Continue reading
Do the Right Thing (1989)
A title in which nobody in the film does. On a sweltering hot day in a Brooklyn neighborhood, everyone has their own issues to deal with and tensions between Blacks and Italians rise. Issues of pride and prejudice, justice and … Continue reading
Clockers (1995)
I was so pissed to see how the poster for this film, totally ripped-off Anatomy of a Murder. But my temper soon calmed down as soon as I saw this movie. Strike (Mekhi Phifer) is from the mean streets, working … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s and below, 1990s, 9-9.5/10, Movies
She Hate Me (2004)
Why so many people hated this really does go by me. When John (Anthony Mackie) blows the whistle on his corrupt bosses at the biotech company where he works, he touches off a maelstrom of investigations headed by the Securities … Continue reading
Love & Basketball (2000)
I never thought that two completely different things could go together so well. It’s about winning, losing and playing the game. Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) grow up next door to each other playing basketball, fighting and falling … Continue reading
Summer of Sam (1999)
The film for people who don’t like Spike Lee’s other films. During the sweltering summer of 1977, the notorious killer Son of Sam set New York City on fire, and a chance encounter with the homicidal maniac sends the life … Continue reading
He Got Game (1998)
Spike Lee has always been known for looking at the slums of New York but now he looks at it in through basketball, also in New York. A man (Denzel Washington) convicted of murdering his wife is offered a chance … Continue reading
Jungle Fever (1991)
A love between a black man and and white woman is something that can be hated but it’s all about the love. Flipper (Wesley Snipes) is a successful, married architect. Angie (Annabella Sciorra) is a temporary office worker. When they … Continue reading
Miracle At St. Anna (2008)
Spike Lee is known for showing racism on the streets but now moves to racism on the battlegrounds. Miracle at St. Anna follows four black soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped near a small Tuscan village … Continue reading
