Movies
Long before the Friday release of Spike Lee’s latest movie, “Chi-Raq,” the film’s theme and tone stirred controversy, particularly in the city where it’s set, Chicago.
Dec. 2, 2015
Spike Lee and controversy go together like macaroni and cheese.
Nov. 27, 2015
Awards
If there’s one thing director Spike Lee has come to expect with each new film, it’s blowback and controversy.
Jan. 5, 2016
A trailer for Spike Lee’s latest film, “Chi-Raq,” was released Tuesday, months after the director found himself in a war of words with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over the title, which plays on the tough streets of the city and an embattled Iraq.
Nov. 3, 2015
Shortly before the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq,” a new satire-melodrama about gun violence and a subgenre all its own, the activist Al Sharpton stood up to address the audience.
Dec. 3, 2015
John Cusack’s 2015 output might seem surprising … until you look closer to see the pieces of him that belong in the portraits he’s done of an emotionally troubled musical legend, a Roman soldier in a martial-arts adventure and a firebrand Catholic priest.
Dec. 6, 2015
Movies that bear that “ripped from the headlines” stamp are particularly plentiful this awards season.
“Straight Outta Compton,” the box office hit about the influential ‘90s rap group N.W.A, was selected best picture of the year Monday by the African American Film Critics Assn.
Dec. 7, 2015
Jan. 25, 2016