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Samuel L. Jackson’s Top 10 Performances
Top Performances is a recurring feature in which we definitively handpick the very best performances from an iconic actor or actress. Samuel L. Jackson is far, far more than a series of memes. It’s a...
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Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It adaptation gets a teaser trailer, release...
Spike Lee’s been a nimble navigator of the film and television industry’s shifting models, with the veteran filmmaker producing Chi-raq through Amazon Studios, directing in-game cutscenes for NBA 2K16,...
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Spike Lee’s new Netflix adaptation of She’s Gotta Have It receives its first...
Over the past few years, Spike Lee has been one of the more open-minded veteran filmmakers when it comes to new, alternative distribution models. His 2014 film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus was released...
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Spike Lee and Jordan Peele team up for KKK crime thriller, Black Klansman
Spike Lee photo by Michael Buckner/Jordan Peele photo by Rick Fury The resounding success of Get Out has afforded Jordan Peele the ability to pick and choose his projects carefully. Recently, he turned...
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Spike Lee revives his debut feature with Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It: Watch...
“I’m not a freak, I’m not a sex addict, and I’m damn sure nobody’s property.” In 1986, Spike Lee emerged as one of American cinema’s most exciting and distinctive modern voices with She’s Gotta Have...
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The 100 Greatest Movie Soundtracks of All Time
Artwork by Cap Blackard The two best-selling soundtracks of all time celebrate milestones this November, with Saturday Night Fever turning 40 and The Bodyguard turning 25. With that in mind, we decided...
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She’s Gotta Have It and So Do We: Spike Lee Delivers the Goods for Netflix
The following preview takes the first three episodes of the new series into account. Some spoilers contained. “I’m not a freak, I’m not a sex addict, and I’m damn sure nobody’s property,” declares...
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Top TV Episodes of the Month: Nathan for You, Vice Principals, The Punisher
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Soon the bells will chime, and they’ll be coming from your DVR, which frankly just can’t take it anymore. This year saw more than 500 scripted series hit...
View ArticleSXSW 2018 announces feature film lineup
As it’s been for quite a few years at this point, the South by Southwest Film Festival will arrive right on the heels of the Oscars, to begin the buzz for an entirely new filmgoing year. Sure, Sundance...
View ArticleSpike Lee eyes Marvel superhero film Nightwatch for Sony
A Spike Lee Comic Book Joint? It could be happening. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the acclaimed director is eyeing an adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Nightwatch for Sony. Cheo Hodari Coker,...
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The 30 Hottest Films of Summer 2018
When we sat down to kick off this year’s summer movie preview, it felt just a little bit off. After all, Avengers: Infinity War has already opened, in April at that, and it may well be the biggest...
View ArticleA black police officer infiltrates the KKK in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman:...
A movie that teams iconic writer/director Spike Lee with Get Out producers Jordan Peele and Josh Blum is worth consideration based on filmmaking talent alone. When you hear the story behind the...
View ArticleUnreleased Prince song to feature in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman
Prince may no longer be with us in a physical sense, but his legacy endures — especially considering he left us with an underground bank vault filled with enough unreleased music to last us the next...
View ArticleDavid Duke is worried BlacKkKlansman might make him look bad
It’s no surprise that BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee’s acclaimed upcoming feature, is already drawing the attention of some of the real-life figures involved in the wild true story that serves as its...
View ArticleFilm Review: BlacKkKlansman Finds Spike Lee At His Best and Boldest
Walking out of BlacKkKlansman, one can’t help but feel electrified. A late-summer entry amidst the seat-shakers of the last three months, here is something deeply substantial and remarkably satisfying....
View ArticleSorry to Bother You’s Boots Riley calls Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman...
Many are hailing Spike Lee’s latest film, BlacKkKlansman, as the auteur writer/director’s best work in years. However, not everyone is onboard with those positive opinions. Boots Riley, the Coup member...
View ArticleGolden Globe Awards 2019 nominees: See the full list
This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the nominees for the 2019 Golden Globes. Now in its 76th year, the annual awards ceremony recognizes excellence in film and television,...
View ArticleSpike Lee says Do The Right Thing sequel “not happening”
Bad news for fans of Spike Lee yearning to spend another sweaty afternoon in Brooklyn with Mookie and the gang. The filmmaker says he has absolutely no interest in ever revisiting his 1989 masterpiece,...
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Filmmaker of the Year: Spike Lee Woke Everyone Up in a Year of Living...
In the annals of American filmmaking, there’s prolific, and then there’s Spike Lee. Since making his feature-length debut with She’s Gotta Have It in 1986, Lee has helmed 25 films, copious...
View ArticleSpike Lee thinks Prince and Michael Jackson biopics would be impossible to cast
With Bohemian Rhapsody now the highest grossing music biopic ever, it’s only a matter of time before Hollywood starts rolling out more stories from music history. Next year alone will see the release...
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