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Do the Right Thing

It bothers me when people get ticked off at Spike Lee’s public persona, because I think that he does himself and his work a disservice by falling into the same trap that he so

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Menace II Society

“My grandpa asked me once if I care if I lived or died. Yeah I do. And now it’s too late.”  I am white. I have also often accused by more than a few

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Fresh

Sam Jackson seems to be more than willing to show up for any movie where there is a crew of at least three people, but he seemed to make a special effort to let

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Deep Cover

Boyz ‘N’ the Hood had Ice Cube in it, but Dr. Dre kicks his beats all over the druggy hypnotized world of Deep Cover. I remember seeing the trailers for this movie and thinking

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Coming to America

“The royal penis is clean your highness.” This movie’s legacy has been filled with so much controversy that somewhere along the way the film’s magnificent heart and hilarious charm have been almost forgotten and

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Higher Learning

  “I thought you were one of the smart ones but you ain’t so you have to go.” Remember back in the day when it felt like every black made movie had to have

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CB4

The first time I heard Sweat From My Balls . . .”           If there was any universal lesson about pop culture and the twentieth century, I suppose it should have been to never

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Help!

“Hey Be-at-tle!” Help! is one of those movies that can go either way on you. If after about twenty or so minutes you aren’t impressed with its almost divine silliness, you should go ahead

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The Producers

“Let’s assume for a moment that you are a dishonest man.” Maybe the most warped movie of all time. Madness incarnate. The Producers brings up to me a wonderfully philosophical question. Should we remember

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Airplane!

How do you evaluate a satire of a trend that has disappeared from consciousness. There were a ton of really bad Airport movies in the ‘70s. I chalk it up to something in the

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The Princess Bride

Inigo: Who are you? Man in black: No one of consequence. Inigo: I must know. Man in black: Get used to disappointment. Spinal Tap play dungeons and dragons. When Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner

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