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Do The Right Thing ·

"You treat this as the quintessential Spike Lee joint – the one everyone cites when they talk about him."

Do The Right Thing ·

"You point out Bill Lee, Terence Blanchard and the use of contemporary tracks as a signature Spike choice here."

Do The Right Thing ·

"You mention the idea via Cameron’s note and talk about musical cues underlining determination and protest."

Malcolm X ·

"You emphatically agree that this is absolutely a Spike Lee joint while talking about his core collaborators."

Malcolm X ·

"You situate MX inside the tradition of Spike mixing jazz, gospel and modern sounds for emotional charge."

Malcolm X ·

"You link the percussive, march-like cues to Malcolm’s political resolve and shifting phases."

Bamboozled ·

"You explicitly say this absolutely feels like a Spike Lee joint and lean into how spiky it is."

Bamboozled ·

"You fold this into discussion about how he uses music to underpin satire and outrage here."

Bamboozled ·

"You don’t hear literal marches, but you relate Cameron’s point to the charged Mau Mau cues."

BlacKkKlansman ·

"You close the degustation talking about Spike Lee joints as a whole and where this one fits in his legacy."

BlacKkKlansman ·

"You directly link this film back to Spike’s long-standing relationship with Terrence Blanchard and Black music."

BlacKkKlansman ·

"You pick up Cameron’s note again as you talk about the determined, propulsive musical cues."