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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: SPIKE LEE: Mo' Better Blues (1990)
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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of womanizing, misogyny, gambling.
Spike Lee had the unenviable task of following up one of the greatest movies of all time. And instead of taking a long break or jumping to big budget movies, Spike decided to rein everything back in for another slice of life about another of his many loves - jazz. Granted, his writing efforts were a bit disjointed, a bit lacking in story to make everything well-rounded. But Spike still brought all his visual powers to bear...