Historical drama based on a true story in which an African American cop runs an undercover investigation into the Ku Klux Klan.
There are few filmmakers as consistently, burningly passionate as Spike Lee. This is vital and timely work that’s up there with his best, with a gut-wrenching sting in the tail.
This is broad but equally ballsy, with some big laughs that are sure to stick in throats given the current American climate.
Lee’s most entertaining and thought-provoking film in years.
So funny and so chilling.
The director’s race-war satire, in which a black police officer impersonates a white bigot, gleefully takes on the crassness at the heart of the Trump regime.
Spike Lee’s masterly BlacKkKlansman is a 1970s-set true story which is both a gripping thriller and a scathing critique of Trump’s America.
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General release. Check local listings for show times.
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