Do the Right Thing (1989)
Directed by: Spike Lee
Starring: Spike Lee, Giancario Esposito, John Tuturro, Danny Aiello, Samuel L Jackson
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Most Themes, Characters, Acting, Writing, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Some Themes
Set on the hottest day of the year in Brooklyn. A snapshot of a neighborhood dealing with racial tensions.
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BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Directed by: Spike Lee
Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier
Rated: : R for Language Throughout, Including Racial Epithets, and for Disturbing/Violent Material and Some Sexual References
Running Time: 2 h 15 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Directing, Heavy-Handedness
Based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer in Colorado Springs, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan.
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