Film journals must reflect In the Heat of the Night, Night of the Living Dead,

Film journals must reflect In the Heat of the Night, Night of the Living Dead, Claudine, and Set It Off.
In the Heat of The Night:
How does In the Heat of the Night complicate Black stereotypes and archetypes?
How does the film illustrate the way stereotype threat works?
Does Virgil Tibbs represent “something new” as a Black leading man? If so, what?

Night of the Living Dead: 
How does the film complicate the buck archetype?
What types of social fears does the film explore? Provide examples.
How does casting a Black male lead impact these social fears?

Claudine:
What role, if any, do controlling images play in this film?
What role, if any, does misogynoir play in this film?
How does the film reflect the Moynihan Report?

Set it Off Questions:
How does the film pay homage to Blaxploitation?
How does the film reveal the consequences of controlling images on Black women’s lives?
How does this film illustrate the ways misogynoir works?
How does this film critique state violence and Black criminality?