Genre: Film
Grade: A
Notable People: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Directed by: Spike Lee
Title: BlacKkKlansmen
Review: Must see…the long awaited new film is Spike Lees’ latest “joint”, and well worth the hour plus Saturday afternoon trek we made up to Dartmouth to see it (hard to find such films in the mountains). Powerful film both for the times it takes place, and for our current state of affairs in Amerika. The true story surrounds a rookie detective in Colorado Springs infiltrating the KKK. Amazing attention to detail, great camera work, brilliant sound track and a sterling cast of characters-….all pulled together by Spike’s direction. Alec Baldwin kicks if off with a stunning racist rant, Washington is wonderful in the lead role, Driver continues his acting ascendancy and Harrier channels the spirit of the great revolutionary, Angela Davis. Harry Belafonte adds a perfect cameo. It is all overseen by Spikes brilliance….check out his homage sequence at the end to the classic Blaxploitation films….and then followed by a hard hitting political commentary based on the Charlottesville race fiasco. Spike remains at the top of his game and challenges us in every way. Long live Spike!