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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite with mixed results
Highest 2 Lowest brings together Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky in a stylish but uneven exploration of legacy, hip-hop and powe
Don’t Miss: Our weekly round-up of live and in-person events
Travels in Afrofuturism, Themba Mkhize and an exhibition focusing on Johannesburg’s informal recyclers take centre stage in our weekly events guide
The king, Queens and MaXhosa: Ruth E Carter’s blockbuster costume designs
Ruth Carter and Laduma Ngxokolo’s collaborative costumes make ‘Coming 2 America’ easier on the eye
American Skin and the allure of redemption narratives
American Skin is drowned by its own ambitions, which are at odds with the moment it seeks to reckon with
‘A Star Is Born’ expected to win big at Golden Globes
Hosting the gala will be actress Sandra Oh and comedian Andy Samberg
The global messenger: Tebogo Malope
"My aim is to take the local story and make it global and give the world an honest portrayal of where I come from."
The character whisperer: Zandi Tisani
"Zandi Tisani’s aesthetic emerges, it seems, from an egoless part of her subconscious".
Spike Lee revives Nola Darling in a TV joint that hits and misses
The director has recast his signature film and its characters for a new generation
Spike Lee’s ‘Do The Right Thing’ is as relevant as ever in the wake of Marikana & BLM
A film studies lecturer and filmmaker explains why Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” is one of the director’s most influential films.
Why films “Chi-Raq” and “Beast of No Nation” are game-changers
Spike Lee’s gang satire and the Idris Elba war drama couldn’t get made in the traditional Hollywood system.
Chicago, Spike Lee’s kind of town?
The next Spike Lee joint needs to do more than add to the growing list of reductive and voyeuristic features and documentaries about the tough city.
A Spike in Copley’s Hollywood career
Spike Lee saw Sharlto Copley in District 9 and said "Who is this guy? I want to work with him.".
Mike Tyson to hit TV screens
Mike Tyson is going back to pay TV, where his fights were some of the biggest moneymakers in boxing history.
Django: Racist, or just sexist?
Of the reams of writing and constant story updates done on Django Unchained, not much, if any, has been said about Kerry Washington’s insipid role.
Opinion: Fiction, representation and ‘Django’
Does "Django Unchained" say anything about Hollywood with regard to its handling of sensitive subject matter like slavery?