This week's recommendations Friday, June 2, 2023 New movie "Monster" / Old movie "Do the Right Thing"

New movie "Monster"

©2023 “Monster” Production Committee

What's on the screen reflects back at you, making it feel like you're being held up in a mirror. I suddenly remembered the saying, ``When you look into the abyss, the abyss is also looking into you.'' However, this phrase was actually preceded by ``When fighting Monster, try not to become a Monster yourself in the process.'' There is a saying, "Be careful." Regardless of whether the producers were conscious of this phrase or not, it is admirable that they ask such profound questions while taking the form of a mystery film starring an all-star cast.

June 2nd (Friday) Nationwide Roadshow Distributor: Toho Gaga

Old movie "Do the Right Thing"

(C) 1989 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Bill Lee, the jazz musician and father of film director Spike Lee, has died. He provided music for his son's early works, including the music for ``Do the Right Thing'' (1989). In this film, Spike Lee looked at racial tensions and discrimination from an African-American perspective, becoming one of the pioneering directors of black films and influencing many of his successors.

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