I've been researching for a project on DMX and really been looking forward to catching up with some of the movies he was in in that I haven't seen. The guy was perpetually an incredible screen presence, but as far as the material goes I'd put this one above Cradle 2 the Grave but far below the masterful Belly and the severely underrated Never Die Alone, which is a shame because this flick does have a pretty entertaining narrative as…

I had a feeling I'd fall right in with the crowd that has turned this thing into a cult classic and I was dead-on; as an experiment in overkill, I can certainly see how this didn't quite find the audience it was looking for back in its infancy, but I loved it. I'm sure it didn't hurt that I witnessed it for the first time in IMAX, but I was blown away at how visually unique this film is, especially…

As I work my way toward seeing every single one of Spike Lee’s narrative films (five left now!), I run into one that I’ve always been as intrigued by as I was afraid of due to its taboo premise and polarizing reception. But I gotta say, I don’t understand why we’re not talking about this film more as one of Spike’s five best, and at absolute worst, one of his ten best.

He’s diving into so many thematic pools here…