Tragedy in BlacKkKlansman is a racial story that still rings true | Movie Review

By By James Torpy, St Patrick's College
Updated August 22 2018 - 11:55am, first published August 21 2018 - 11:10am
Adam Driver stars as Flip Zimmerman and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKLansman. Picture: David Lee, Focus Features
Adam Driver stars as Flip Zimmerman and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKLansman. Picture: David Lee, Focus Features

When first seeing the trailer for famous director Spike Lee’s latest film BlacKkKlansman, I thought it had not only an interesting premise, but a stylistic, exploitative look – seemingly marketed as a comedy.

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