‘The Meg’ Is a Surprise Box-Office Monster
The shark movie was expected to take in $20 million. Instead, “The Meg” collected $44.5 million. Among highbrow films, “BlacKkKlansman” posted solid results.
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Review: In ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ Spike Lee Journeys Into White America’s Heart of Darkness
John David Washington and Adam Driver star in a movie based on a crazy true story from the 1970s, pitched to the crazy realities of right now.
11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
The decade we almost stopped climate change. Spike Lee takes on the Klan. Dick Cavett stops to smell the roses. Apple’s $1 trillion milestone. The curious rise of the face tattoo.
Spike Lee Takes On the Klan
In “BlacKkKlansman,” Mr. Lee uses the true story of a black police officer infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado in the 1970s to once again grapple with American racial terrorism.
How Spike Lee Created Three Signature Visual Shots
A look at some of the more distinctive flourishes in the director’s work.
#MeToo Hits Cannes Closing Ceremony With a Fury
Midway through the awards for 71st Cannes Film Festival, Asia Argento told the audience that the event was Harvey Weinstein’s “hunting ground.”
Spike Lee Turns a Period Piece Into a Protest of the Trump Era
In an interview, the director of “BlacKkKlansman,” playing at the Cannes Film Festival, says he was galvanized by the violence at the 2017 Charlottesville rally.
Spike Lee Lashes Out at Trump as New Film Premieres at Cannes
The director said the president has exacerbated racial tensions at a news conference at the film festival.
Streaming: Spike Lee’s ‘Pass Over,’ an Offbeat Melding of Cinema and Theater
The director delivers more than just a “filmed play” in this movie, now on Amazon Video, that was adapted from Antoinette Nwandu’s street-corner drama.
