BlacKkKlansman | Film Review
Hey Guys x Here's one for Awards Season. It's already been nominated for Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and on Tuesday it was announced that it has received quite a few Oscar nominations, including Director (Spike Lee), Supporting Actor (Adam Driver) and Best Picture. This is the true story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), the first black detective in the Colorado Springs PD, who decides to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), with the help of his white (albeit Jewish) colleague Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver). Together, they create a character that goes against everything they both believe in to bring down and expose one of the most extreme, hate-filled groups in 1970s America. The film gets off to a slow start. You know exactly what the film is about, so you're kind of waiting for it to get to the main plot. Of course, this slow start is necessary in terms of setting up these characters, but there are parts that feel like they could have been shorter, and some sho...