KnockBack, Episode 122: Do the Right Thing
Added 2020-06-11 16:00:04 +0000 UTCThere are times when an older movie feels like it could have been made yesterday. 1989's Do the Right Thing -- one of Spike Lee's very first films -- is just such an offering. Based in the racially-mixed Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn during one hot summer day and night, Do the Right Thing is ostensibly about a group of black people (children, teens, and adults) and their daily experiences, particularly through the lens of a white-owned pizzeria that sticks out like a sore thumb in an era of simmering racial tensions. But underneath the surface, this Spike Lee Joint is about so much more than just that. It's about police brutality, gentrification, crime, differing generational views, work and joblessness, and on and on. Yes, this movie was made in '89... but for better or for worse, it feels like it could have been crafted specifically for right this very minute. So let's talk about it.
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Is there a reason the Django episode isn't on patreon for free but it's on free feeds already?
TRAGICTACTICS
2020-07-01 09:05:00 +0000 UTCThank you! <3
Colin Moriarty
2020-06-27 16:58:39 +0000 UTC50:53 loved hearing Dagan say “two-fiddy a week.” Great episode fellas !!
jettxjordan
2020-06-25 12:08:10 +0000 UTCYou're welcome. =)
Colin Moriarty
2020-06-24 20:05:29 +0000 UTCThank you!
Jake Kirsch
2020-06-24 13:53:10 +0000 UTCThank YOU!
Colin Moriarty
2020-06-15 04:06:42 +0000 UTCThanks guys.
Ryan Murdoch
2020-06-13 09:53:13 +0000 UTCI think we used your question... not sure.
Colin Moriarty
2020-06-12 20:52:03 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2020-06-12 20:51:56 +0000 UTCListening now, just started, excited to listen I love this movie and hope my question got used
Michael Candelaria
2020-06-12 01:29:55 +0000 UTCCan't wait to listen
Brandon Cancilla
2020-06-12 00:58:40 +0000 UTCIt's one of Dagan's, too. =)
Colin Moriarty
2020-06-11 18:05:41 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to listen to this! Do the Right Thing is one of my favorite films.
G Mac
2020-06-11 17:41:10 +0000 UTC
