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The Importance of Spike Lee

Sean highlights Spike Lee at an urgent moment for the director’s work

By Sean Fennessey
Spike Lee Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images


Some filmmakers interpret the past. Some capture the present. Spike Lee does both, and he sees the future. There has never been a more urgent moment for the director’s work: In this episode, we spotlight a 2019 conversation with Wesley Morris about Do the Right Thing (9:53), interview Lee’s longtime composer Terence Blanchard (35:32), and revisit a conversation with Lee’s editor Barry Alexander Brown (65:01). Plus: Sean shares his top five (OK, top six) favorite Spike Lee movies.

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