 In a 1992 essay in "Cineaction", Canadian critic Rinaldo Walcott identified the hood film's primary concerns as issues of masculinity and "(re)gaining manhood for black men".Among the directors who have made films in this genre are John Singleton, Mario Van Peebles, F. Gary Gray, Hughes Brothers, and Spike Lee.The genre has also been parodied with such films as "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood".