Movies

Why Spike Lee’s ‘Do the Right Thing’ Is Still Essential Viewing in Trump’s America

BLACK LIVES MATTER
opinion
190702-Howard-Do-the-right-thing-tease_it3ku8
TCD/Prod.DB/Alamy

Thirty years after its release, Spike Lee’s explosive portrait of rising racial tensions on a hot summer day in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, is timelier than ever.

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.