Trust None, a 2004 Chicago street film that finally saw proper release last month, captures the local hip-hop scene better than Chi-Raq.
Tag: Spike Lee
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The real war to be waged in Chi-Raq
If black life in Chicago must be compared to a war zone, perhaps we can point to the current political schema as the battleground itself.
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Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq opens today, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Spike Lee says Chi-Raq will save lives on the south side—but can’t say how
The director took part in a Q&A at an Apple store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, but didn’t provide a lot of answers.
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Ty Money’s burning response to Laquan McDonald’s killing
Ty Money’s “United Center” packs the kind of emotional punch that people need to feel to keep fighting for change beyond next week, next month, or next year.
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Spike Lee takes on Chicago gun violence, but where are the victims?
Chi-Raq is too full of distractions to address the city’s ongoing tragedy.
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Dope is the artiest movie to play the multiplexes this summer
Would I have been more favorably disposed toward Rick Famuyiwa’s teen picture if it had been in French?
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Our guide to the 2015 Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
New documentaries focus on Devo, Morphine, the Mekons, the Residents, and more
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Spike Lee drinks Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Spike Lee brings the blaxploitation classic Ganja & Hess back from the grave
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus pays tribute to the 70s chiller.
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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Weekly Top Five: The best of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Highlights from the career of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
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A tale of two minstrel shows
A teacher at West Chicago High School said he’d planned a student minstrel show to start a conversation about racism. Was he serious?