Gene Seymour : Spike Lee , Quentin Tarantino spatting over ` ` Django Unchained '' Seymour says that the director of " Django, " has a lot to answer for. He says debate is over whether white artists have right to tell any part of black American story . Critics ' reactions have ranged from wild-eyed enthusiasm ( The Boston Globe 's Wesley Morris : `` Corkscrewed , inside-out , upside-down , simultaneously clear-eyed and out of its mind '' ) to wary detachment ( The Detroit News ' Tom Long : `` Seymour notes James Baldwin 's sound advice : `` If you do n't like their alternative , write yours ''
Gene Seymour : Spike Lee , Quentin Tarantino spatting over `` Django Unchained '' Seymour says that the director of " Django, " has a lot to answer for. He says debate is over whether white artists have right to tell any part of black American story . Seymour notes James Baldwin 's sound advice : `` If you do n't like their alternative , write yours ''