Today's episode is all about Spike Lee's 1989 phenomenal Do the Right Thing! In a more discussion heavy episode, Stephan takes the lead and first dives into who Spike Lee is and his impact in American cinema. He also goes into all of the actors' approach to this film and the ambiguity intended to make audiences think about race relations in not only New York but the US. To keep it light, don't worry: Moriah and Stephan roast Miles for watching a whole movie via TikTok, Miles admits he doesn't know who Robert De Niro is, and Moriah loses her mind in general over Miles' constant misremembering of significant names in film. And that's the truth, Ruth.
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Links to articles/sources for today's episode:
Spike Lee's Oscar acceptance speech: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/spike-lee-wins-his-first-oscar-30-years-after-do-the-right-thing.html
All about Lee's first short film: https://web.archive.org/web/20120317165601/http://spectrumculture.com/2012/03/oeuvre-spike-lee-joes-bed-stuy-barbershop-we-cut-heads.html/
Spike Lee/Clint Eastwood Feud: https://web.archive.org/web/20100105205333/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/access-exclusive-spike-lee-on-clint-eastwood-we-re-cool/12796
Spike Lee/Quentin Tarantino Feud: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/quentin-tarantino-fight-spike-lee/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6525-10-things-i-learned-do-the-right-thing
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jul/22/how-we-made-do-the-right-thing-spike-lee
