Aladdin. From: The Nation | Date: December 7, 1992| Author: Klawans, Stuart | COPYRIGHT 1992 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Spike Lee was right when he told kids to play hooky and see Malcolm X. With this picture, he's turned the movie theater into a classroom. The viewers are his pupils--and in case some are slow, he's put the schoolhouse right on screen at the end, complete with a Special Guest Lecturer, so nobody misses the point.

As always, Lee provides treats for the eye and ear (the cinematography is again by Ernest Dickerson, and is again gorgeous; the musical score is by Terence Bla...

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