BlacKkKlansman - Tarzan ain’t got nothin' on me

Welcome to our Reference Degustation where we take you through a month long double dolly celebration of Spike Lee Joints.

Infiltrate the hotline and navigate the streets of love and hate to make change from the inside? Read between the Tarzan lines with the BlacKkKlansman this week. Are-uh you down?

If you’d like to watch along, we will be covering the below…

Do The Right Thing (1989)
Malcolm X (1992)
Bamboozled (2000)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Thanks to patrons and guests for contributing to common and recurring themes we will be incorporating as we review. Check out Brent/Home Video Hustle's review episode of BlacKkKlansman and Dan Mecca's piece on Spike Lee.

Check out more tasty Reference Degustations…

2020 – Hayao Miyazaki

2021 – Taika Waititi

2022 – Quentin Tarantino

2023 – Takashi Miike

2024 – Martin Scorsese

We also posted coverage for exclusive early access to Sinners Trailer 2 and had our submitted question answered by Ryan Coogler.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to the Spike Lee Degustation
• 0:25 Reflecting on Spike Lee's Filmography
• 1:54 Celebrating Spike Lee's Achievements
• 2:27 Diving into Black Klansman
• 3:51 Spike Lee's Impact and Legacy
• 7:40 Award Season Highlights
• 14:23 Ranking Spike Lee's Films
• 22:02 Final Thoughts on Spike Lee's Work
• 26:43 Reflecting on Film Appreciation
• 28:43 John David Washington and Malcolm & Marie
• 29:23 Solidarity and Representation in BlackKklansman
• 32:27 Coppaganda and Police Portrayal
• 35:59 Boots Riley's Critique
• 38:42 John David Washington's Career
• 42:24 Spike Lee's Direction and Style
• 52:23 Themes and Casting in Spike Lee's Films
• 54:45 Conclusion and Splooshes Awards