Up until this point, there have been numerous films and documentaries centered around the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till and how it ignited a crucial wave for the civil rights movement leading into the tumultuous 1960s. This latest film,…
The Film Canon: Do the Right Thing (1989)
It’s sweltering. Radio DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy (Samuel L. Jackson) is proclaiming it to be one of the hottest days of the summer. It’s too hot to work, but Mookie (Spike Lee) makes his way to Sal’s Pizzeria anyway. As…