SPIKE LEE: Inside Man (2006) / Clockers (1995)
“Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself.”
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Nazi collaboration, antisemitism, robbery, racism, violence, murder, drug dealing, assault, gun violence, threats of violence, homicide, police.
This week we’ve got a special double feature, with a Spike movie we loved without knowing it was a Spike Lee joint, and one from the past that took a different look at the world of crime. In 2006, Spike dropped his most commercially successful film to date that just so happened to be a heist classic. But in 1995, he’d already explored the drug trade taking over lots of the projects. While both movies are different, they’re a look at the different ways Spike approaches crime, police work, detectives, and his beloved New York. We discuss 2006’s Inside Man and 1995’s Clockers this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
Excerpt taken from “Ten Thirty” from the score to the movie Inside Man, composed by Terence Blanchard. Copyright 2006 Universal Studios.
Excerpt taken from “Crazy (Acoustic)” written and performed by Seal. Copyright 1991, 2004 Warner Bros. Records Inc., WEA International Inc.
Excerpt taken from “Chi-Raq” written by Rico Cox, Robert Amparan, Leroy Griffin, Jr. and Nick Cannon, and performed by Nick Cannon. Copyright 2015 Da Chi Picture Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
