Despite a muted reception back in May 1994 — certainly compared to Spike Lee’s previous film “Malcolm X” — “Crooklyn” has endured for three decades as one of the director’s most treasured films. At ...

Oh, the perilous joys of nostalgia on film. Memory is inviting. You can write and rewrite the narrative until it achieves a sort of crystalline perfection. Your best day, that first love, the purity ...

Crooklyn, Spike Lee’s ode to brownstone Brooklyn, has won the inaugural “One Film, One New York” contest, which invited New Yorkers to vote on which of five Gotham-related films should be shown at ...

Yeah, now I am traumatized all over again. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It also may be his movie that I've watched the most.

According to the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, their "One Film, One New York" contest "sparked a lively citywide discussion around water-coolers about great New York movies." ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A still from Spike Lee’s Crooklyn. Hopscotch, stick ball, dominoes, and double-dutch: the 1994 ...