Does She's Gotta Have It Live Up to Its Promise?
Four Atlantic writers discuss the Netflix adaptation of Spike Lee’s 1986 film, and the ways the series exceeds and falls short of its potential.
Brentin Mock
Brentin Mock is a staff writer at CityLab. He was previously the justice editor at Grist.
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