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BlacKkKlansman w/ James Barnes


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The Pop-Squad is joined by fan-favorite James Barnes of the Careful4Spoilers podcast, as they continue their Spike Lee Spotlight with BlacKkKlansman.

Based on the 2014 memoir, The Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
Directed by: Spike Lee
Written by: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Wilmott, and Spike Lee
Score by: Terence Blanchard
Budget: $15 million
Grossed: $93.4 million

Cast:

  • John David Washington as Detective Ron Stallworth
  • Adam Driver as Detective Philip "Flip" Zimmerman
  • Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas
  • Topher Grace as David Duke
  • Jasper Pääkkönen as Felix Kendrickson
  • Ryan Eggold as Walter Breachway

Talking Points: 

  1. James, What is your history with Spike Lee’s work? 
  2. What are your overall thoughts of the film? 
  3. Discussion: themes of changing systems from the inside (reformation) vs revolution 
  4. Comparing this against Spike Lee’s other work
  5. Final thoughts 

Plugs: 

  • water.jpeg now streaming on Spotify 

Next EP: 

  • Da 5 Bloods (2020)


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