Photo(About Mars: though Mr. Lee has revised the character — making him part Puerto Rican, for instance — it’s still jarring to see anyone else don his mega-spectacles and step, in 2017, into an icon so throughly associated with mid-80s culture. Mr. Lee directs every episode, as evidenced by the direct-to-camera monologues and dolly shots. Yet Mr. Lee can’t help but shoot this Fort Greene as lovingly as the graffiti-painted Brooklyn of 1986. Mr. Lee punctuates scenes with album covers of his soundtrack choices, like a vinyl enthusiast showing off his collection. But Mr. Lee keeps taking in his subject, turning and turning, waiting a little longer to catch her from every angle.

Source: New York Times November 22, 2017 16:41 UTC