The Movie Slut has been a Spike Lee fan ever since 1986 when she saw "She's Gotta Have It." The filmmaker always has something to say and always says it in his inimitable manner.
"The Black Woody Allen" is what she called him. His movies are tight, self-contained, small, though not unimportant, stories.
With BlacKkKlansman, Lee has climbed to another level. His new film is an epic about racism in America. It's not a pretty story, but in Lee's brilliant hands, it is sometimes funny. Still, it's the bite you'll remember.
The true story takes place in the 1970s when Colorado Springs police detective Ron Stallworth (John David Washington, yes, Denzel's son) infiltrates the KKK through phone calls. Since he's the wrong color for the mission, his partner Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) poses as Ron when a meeting is scheduled. What transpires is part thriller, part farce, and a movie that should not be missed.
If you see one movie this summer, make it BlacKkKlansman.
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