Among its many triumphs, BLACKKKLANSMAN gives us Spike Lee's most effective closing montage since BAMBOOZLED. Is it melodramatic? Sure. But it is earned and necessary. Do read @aoscott's review. nytimes.com/2018/08/09/mov…
Also: if you didn't know John David Washington was Denzel's son, you'd know it pretty quickly anyway. There's a distinctive cadence, especially in some of the small talk, for which he is a clear and proud inheritor.
And I was worried towards the end that the Patented Spike Lee Dolly Shot I was so looking forward to wasn't actually in the movie. Don't worry, friends: it's there. Be patient.
The Klan is spreading its hatred on car windshields at a movie theater showing BLACKKKLANSMAN near York, PA, this weekend. All the more reason to go see this essential film today. facebook.com/atmattainable/… 
