Sound of the Funky Drummer

"The movie received two Oscar nominations (supporting actor for Danny Aiello and original screenplay) but no awards. The motion picture academy's political timidity was reflected in its choice for best picture, 'Driving Miss Daisy,' which featured Morgan Freeman as a Southern chauffeur. Lee, however, would have the last laught."

In the Los Angeles Times, Jason Matloff recalls Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing twenty years later.

As does The Root.