Spike Lee and the battlefield of American history

By Reggie Ugwu
New York Times·
13 mins to read
Spike Lee and the battlefield of American history
Spike Lee and the battlefield of American history

With his new film, the peerless American filmmaker — self-isolating and reflective in New York — unsettles past and present conflicts.

It's a funny thing, Zooming with Spike Lee. He's remote, confined within a box within a box on your computer screen, yet somehow undiminished.

Maybe it's the look —

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