About this episode
The episode discusses the film Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, focusing on its visual style, soundtrack, and cultural themes.
This week's B-Syde is Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999) directed by Jim Jarmusch! We talk about this movie's understated visual style, great soundtrack, and Black men's affinity for Japan. Plus: Ricky incorrectly states that Forest Whitaker was on the Boondocks :/ and during Black History Month...
People in this episode
Host: Ricky
Topics covered
- film review
- visual style
- soundtrack
- cultural affinity
- Black History Month
Keywords
- Ghost Dog
- Jim Jarmusch
- film review
- Black History Month
- soundtrack
- visual style
- Forest Whitaker
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boondocks
Books & works: Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
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