Crooklyn | Welcome To The Basement

[@avatarkc]

I think Spike Lee's most underappreciated asset is his set decoration. In almost every film you can practically see a story forming in his character's homes.

[@MrDjWalnut]

*scoffs* "I've never played Kick the Can" *sips wine* Best new Craig moment

[@dopesoul7179]

Crooklyn is such a classic

[@adeliva]

Ghost in the graveyard in my neighbourhood: Everyone had to lie down on the ground. The ghost went around and tried to catch someone moving. You could try to make people move, but you couldn't touch them. Making people laugh was easiest. If you moved, you became a ghost too. Last one left won.

[@GoatHeadWalletProdt]

My family used to play Ghost in the Graveyard. For us, we would have the ghosts hide and have ghost hunters find them. When they are spotted the ghosts would try to catch the ghost hunters before they made it back to base and whoever would be caught would be the ghosts next round. Very much like how Craig described it.

[@smacksalad]

Mandy is an incredible film. I love it so much. Highly recommended. Its a Halloween essential for me now.

[@acouragefann]

I like hearing how other people pronounce "Iaa Iaa f'thaghn" and "R'yleh", but believe it or not, doesn't really get much use in everyday conversation. Thanks for that bit!

[@j.decole5372]

A classic film when I was a kid we used to watch this all the time. Fun fact: this movie is loosely based off of Spike Lee’s childhood.

[@JWMangrum]

"I did the research." *shot hangs on Matt for exactly the right number of frames*

[@jackjaws004]

Rear Window remains one of my favorite movies of all time. I remember once, back when my mom was going to college and my brother and sister and I were very young and she'd have to bring us along, usually to hang out in the library or a nearby arcade or something. At the library, where I experienced laser disc for the first and only time, we had to agree on a movie to watch to spend the time while she was in class. There were some Disney cartoons we'd seen a million times and a couple of classics, but the only one my brother and sister and I could agree to watch was Rear Window, because we all loved it. We were pretty cool little kids.

[@annaheff7332]

I can’t really tell whether Matt liked Mandy or whether the craziness was good or bad from his perspective. I loved it!

[@Ayanami0001]

If you’ve never seen Congo, that would be a primo movie to riff on

[@NormanMStewart]

"Hello I'm Amy. I'm Amy. Good good good Amy"

[@Ayanami0001]

@@NormanMStewart stop eating my sesame cake! - Lindo

[@NormanMStewart]

@@Ayanami0001 "What are you doing in my country, you bag of shit?"

[@EL-Duder-Reno]

I'm your great white hunter but I'm black.

[@M00seL00seAb00tH0use]

Just when I thought I couldn't like Craig more, he goes and drops Ween lyrics ❤

[@Xfactor444-x4n]

Guy with the glasses just doesn't get it. This is a typical black family feeling with life in Brooklyn during the 70's. Parents arguing and siblings fighting is no big deal. I had the same experience of going away during the summer to a relatives house I barely knew. They were in Richmond and exactly like Troy's extended family. The choice spike Lee made to change the look was perfect. I completely understood it. It summed up exactly how I felt being there those 2 weeks.

[@nevet1212]

As always a great show!

[@DeniseFaraday]

Having the angel Ernesto's bumper to 'Soul Train' was beyond perfect. No doubt he's dancing down the Soul Train line with Don Cornelius up in heaven right now...

[@neckreth]

I have seen the first few episodes of this. Now the KZbin algorithm has brought me back home. Is beer and board games still around? Chad Vadar??

[@redsands1001]

Yes to beer and board games. No to Chad Vader

[@PoseidonXIII]

I remember playing Ghosts in the Graveyard too, but I also totally forgot the rules. Just that you had to play at night and you counted down hours to Midnight and then running and or hiding was involved. Either way, I feel it was mostly just about the spooky fun vibe of chasing each other in the dark.

[@TheFishSandwichShow]

Another great episode and a great Spike Lee movie thank you guys

[@KnoelsNook]

Pennsylvanian experience with Ghost in the Graveyard: I played once a year at a family reunion on my uncle’s farm. For us, it was very much like hide and seek tag but in the dark. So you have the player who is the seeker and they count loud enough for us to hear and hide. If you’re found by the seeker, you run like hell without getting tagged to the designated safe spot (the porch) OR the seeker can choose to camp at the safe spot and try to tag you as you approach. Good times.

[@huesos_azules]

He did the research!

[@seanhenry2921]

Matt did the research. PS "Danton," 1983: seen it? French Revolution as commentary on Iron Curtain regimes.

[@lyricsfromsweden]

To Sleep With Anger (dir. Charles Burnett) A Dry White Season (dir. Euzhan Palcy) Devil in a Blue Dress (dir. Carl Franklin) Fingers crossed for one of these as the next episode!

[@patrick2140]

Franklin’s One False Move is great too!

[@lyricsfromsweden]

@@patrick2140 Indeed!

[@Kbarr54]

Thanks for reading my "Seen It" question, also! Going to the movies, back in the late 70s/80s. was a big family outing. Mom and Dad would watch a grown-up flick, while the 5 kids would be sent to watch a kids movie. I was the oldest at 11, and didn't want to watch kids movies anymore, and convinced the folks to let me join them. "Breaking Away" was that first grown-up film, and I'll always remember that. Any early movie going experiences that have stuck with you?

[@PGLAMB1978]

Well now I gotta see Mandy

[@Auditore31]

When I played Ghost in the Graveyard in my daycare, there would be a small group of people that were it. The others would, in the darkened gym, walk around while the "it" group weren't looking at them. If you were caught, you were out.

[@coopercox9394]

We played Ghosts in The Graveyard in gym class, but it was an adaptation of tag. One ghost plays tag when the gym lights are off with the whole class, and as people get tagged, they become ghosts as well. But when the gym lights are on, all the ghosts have to lay on the ground as those still alive try to gain space from the ghosts. Lights go back off, and the game of tag continues until there's only 1 person left. If we played it outside, it would definitely have more hide-and-seek qualities.

[@maxtrax5660]

I've seen Rear Window at least 10 times, and recently after watching it again after many years, I could not remember if the murder was real or imagined because The Simpsons 'Bart of Darkness' is etched into my brain

[@paulmitchum8658]

'Watermelon Woman' by Cheryl Dunye?

[@RicardoAlmeidatm]

I played a similar game to the one Craig described here in Brazil when I was little. We called it "Blair Witch" for some reason and it was really fun.

[@mt.treverest5465]

Couldn’t agree with Joe F more. Every rewatch is cherished as well. See you in Unboxing!

[@ScottKorin]

I think you should watch Friday from F. Gray Gary, or Ryan Coiglar's Fruitvale Station

[@vampricramen]

Mandy made me reassess my opinion of Nic Cage. It also seemed to me a visual representation of the evolution of the metal genre from heavy metal with its early psychedelic prog influences to raw Evil with a capital "E" black metal.

[@aestevalis0]

Matt did the research! Ohhh!

[@brantblackard]

Seen it: Losing Ground by Kathleen Collins? Really interesting independent movie starring Bill Gunn, the director of the vampire movie Ganja and Hess (a very interesting movie in its own right)

[@MrSandpaperCondom]

I seem to remember ghost in the graveyard being a game in which one person would go hide somewhere while any number of people would close their eyes and count to a number, and then they would all split up and seek to find the one hiding also known as the ghost. Upon finding the ghost a person would yell "GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD!" and then everyone would have to run back to a base, where everyone was counting, before getting tagged by the ghost, or they would then become the ghost for the next round.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Sounds familiar. That's probably how we played it.

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

Does Matt know that he was nominated for an Oscar this year? Matt Sloan was nominated for Best VFX for Love and Monsters (though, perhaps there's a slight chance that might be a different Matt Sloan)

[@Olafty]

This is the second time this week that a video I watched on KZbin mentioned David Patrick Kelly. So far I only know him from Twin Peaks and the musical Once so it just feels random.

[@derdacter]

Mine was similar to Craig's explanation. We also called the game "Werewolf". A group of people would leave a 'base' to go out in the dark and find the "ghost" or "werewolf". As soon as someone saw the person hiding, they would scream "werewolf" or "ghost" and run back to base. If anyone got tagged, they would be the new hider.

[@papa_hotel8502]

Also watched Rear Window for the first time a few months ago and I loved, loved, loved it. Agreed on the perfect movie bit. But my Persian flaw is a different one. It's in the very beginning when they are panning over various objects in his room: articles about a photographer, various photography equipment, etc. I just found it to be very lazy exposition, unnecessary and also a bit unrealistic that someone living there would arrange these objects like this. On a more personal note, I want to say hello to the basement! I used to be a monthly donor (Filip), but around a year ago I stopped doing it, because Matt looked intensely unhappy and I felt that by giving money I was contributing to the Prolongation of Matt's Misery. I still can't watch those episodes again because I just get so sad. I am very happy to see that Matt looks much, much more happy these days. Another reason is my worsening economical situation. In any case, much love from Sweden, still watching!

[@BernHaggerty]

Gordon Parks, Jr.? I don't remember if he has been on. He made a film with a terrific soundtrack.

[@Khaldun1]

Ghost: the person who’s it counts outside of a single room. The people inside the room hide and turn off the lights, and you basically have to play at night. The it person tries to find the people in the dark, and the first one found is now it. It’s effectively hide and go seek in the dark in one room, but there’s no base and no running. It was one of my favorite games as a kid.

[@hawkinselh]

When I played this game as a kid, we called it “murder in the dark”

[@christynnsims6986]

Have you guys seen “Now, Voyager” with Bette Davis? I just did and it’s so ahead of its time for the early 40’s and how the issues of mental health are portrayed.

[@OneUponADime]

12:40 its an Elf On The Shelf!!

[@bitfunk24]

Nah, I think that man's camera broke on set and he thought of some bs reason to cover it up. Spike Lee IS the man.

[@nilus2k]

I just spent the last ten minutes trying to remember how to play ghost in the graveyard and I can’t. It was fun though

[@hadassah179]

Reverse hide and seek were good times. I need that bit processed more. why does the white hair make the rear window villain more villainess?

[@deadpan80]

There’s a way he could have had that distorted visual effect without being so “hey guys! Look what I’m doing here. Huh? Huh?” There are subtler uses of lenses that could be used to garner that same effect without making the viewer think “hey what’s wrong with the DVD?”

[@phillychick4196]

That’s RU PAUL dancing with Tito in the bodega.

[@claytons8253]

Next time on B&BG: Ghosts in the Graveyard - Beer and Outdoor Games.

[@GoatHeadWalletProdt]

Crooklyn reminds me very much of Tokyo Story. There’s no real plot, it’s a slice of life, and the mom of the family dies and we see what happens as a result of their death and how each character reacts to that loss. I definitely need to see this movie in its entirety now.

[@Averagejoes31]

@10:08 is that a UHF reference?

[@JinxedG]

Maybe we'll see some Gordon Sparks? I can't imagine that Matt hasn't seen Shaft though

[@smallmanbigmouth2699]

Over the past decade of WTTB, Craig’s hair has been doing a slow burn type of cosplay of Hawkeye Pierce’s hair over the course of M*A*S*H*’s first couple seaons!

[@CaptChrispy]

8:26 or to power the Mr. Fusion on their DeLorean!

[@AdamFink83]

I do agree with Matt that Monty Woolley portrayal is quite unlikeable. The Man Who Came To Dinner production with Nathan Lane is available to view on KZbin if anybody's interested.

[@michaellafferty6364]

I have to imagine you've already seen it, but seeing as how you haven't talked about it in Seen It yet (as far as I can remember), I'd love to see Creed featured on the show.

[@alphabassist]

For ghost in the graveyard, our rules were that you had to make a lap around the house without being tagged by one of the ghosts hiding in the darkness of the backyard.

[@Dawidsu]

Speaking of Black directors, have you seen One Night in Miami? It definitely wasn't the best movie of the year, but I think it was my favorite. I kept thinking about it for weeks.

[@linkfan160]

It's okay, Craig. I get Gene Kelly and Grace Kelly mixed up too.

[@CaptChrispy]

You've got to have watched Get Out but perhaps you have not had the chance to see Jordan Peele's US yet?

[@BadgerOWesley]

Oh man, kick the can.... i miss that game!

[@stevensedlak]

6:31 I'm having a Jolly Time watching this 10:21 that was a really rotten joke Matt!

[@sillylittletroy]

Funny they talk about Oscars Visual FX noms because there was a nominee named MATT SLOAN this year lol

[@merlin4012]

My guess is that you guys would want a viewer to use your show as a supplement, rather than a substitute, for watching the movie, but I'm afraid I fully go the substitute route. Is it some sort of heresy to say that once I've watched an episode of your show I feel like I've seen the movie, and sometimes in a way that's richer than if I had watched it without you? Yeah, that must be wrong, but it works for me.

[@sarabarelyhugs4732]

Thank you for reading my "Seen It" question! I suppose I should have worded it better. I actually enjoyed "Rear Window" very much. There wasn't anything to complain about it, except Raymond Burr's hair. I'm with Matt, it was unnecessary for sure.

[@nonspiderweb]

Oh I absolutely agree about the Oscars. Without the clips or the visuals it was SO dull. Before Covid I like to hold Oscar parties, where I would have friends over and we would guess what movies would win what categories. For the first time, I am glad I couldn’t have people over. It was so forgettable and practically IMPOSSIBLE to guess which film would win based off of titles alone. I really hope this was some money saving practice in light of Covid, because I do not want to keep watching if they do it like that again.

[@mrtveenstra]

Try Yeelen by Souloyemane Cissé, but you may have seen it already.

[@fugithegreat]

Fun fact, Raymond Burr's look and mannerisms were intentionally mimicking David O. Selznick, because Hitchcock hated the guy for meddling too much in his filmmaking.

[@Alexshockwave84]

I never heard of ghost in the graveyard

[@tecumsehcristero]

Time is by Edwin Star not the chambers bros

[@EdillColon]

Black director? I hope it's Steve McQueen and the movie is Shame. I love it.

[@flahoo2807]

Holy crap ween reference im gonna freak out.

[@bradforddillman7671]

There may be no better song than O-h-h Child. That is all.

[@jrkinnard1]

I think the closing sting might be the closest Craig has ever come to hitting Matt. :)

[@caffeineadvocate]

Technically, 19 is your physiological peak, so... 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@hyperbaroque]

A whole nother angle on how bad the Oscars were.

[@jamesgumm2281]

The tragic scene with that poor dog completely ruined this movie...

[@erniemiller1953]

Spike Lee is the people's of color answer to Tim Burton.

[@MrHypnofan]

I also saw the Nathan Lane version of TMWCTD, and quite enjoyed it. Lane did a great job as a likeably jerk. I don't remember the rest of the cast being idiots, though.

[@petersonj198]

Love the show guys, but I felt the 'Do The Right Thing' jokes were insensitive

[@battlegirldeb]

I alway look at this movie and think they stole my life story. If you take away all but the oldest brother with the glasses and change the mother to getting really sick, but not dying. Things happen in Washington,D.C. and not New york than this movie is all about me.

[@erniemiller1953]

I am SO GLAD you saw this and not me.

[@TheSilverDragon1]

You should do a full 4 hour ep about the 2021 oscars. What a shit show haha.

[@thelovelybones0521]

Waitress, seen it?