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Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia to Open TIFF

by Pat Mullen | July 21, 2020

Spike Lee documents David Byrne's Broadway hit American Utopia.

The Best Films of 2020 So Far: Highlights in a Strange Year

by That Shelf Staff | July 3, 2020

That Shelf writers select their favourite films of 2020 at the year's mid-point.

Shelf Survey: The Best Things We Watched In June 2020

by Rachel West | July 2, 2020

From Da 5 Bloods to Batman, here's what we were loving this month.

Da 5 Bloods Review: What’s Happening Brother?

by Victor Stiff | June 12, 2020

Da 5 Bloods is about five black men who risk their lives and burden their souls fighting for a country that doesn’t love them back. What's more American than that?

Do the Right Thing Screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox Featuring Spike Lee

by Victor Stiff | July 18, 2019

Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee is coming to TIFF Bell Lightbox for a screening of Do the Right Thing.

Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It Announces Season Two Release Date

by Victor Stiff | March 7, 2019

Spike Lee and Netflix announce the release date for She's Gotta Have It's second season.

So That Happened: Let’s Discuss Green Book’s Best Picture Win

by Victor Stiff | February 25, 2019

Let's talk about why Green Book's road to Oscar glory received so much backlash.

Soundtracking: Behind the 2019 Musical Oscar Nominees

by Shane McNeil | January 30, 2019

Being both a record nerd and an Oscar obsessive, the music categories at the Academy Awards always warrant a particular level of fascination in the Soundtracking universe.

BlacKkKlansman Review

by Jason Gorber | August 10, 2018

Spike Lee's Blackkklansman is an excoriating, unapologetic shot in the face to Trump's America and may well serve as one of the defining films of this era.

Cannes 2018: BlacKkKlansman Review

by Jason Gorber | May 14, 2018

Spike Lee's Blackkklansman is an excoriating, unapologetic shot in the face to Trump's America and may well serve as one of the defining films of this era.

Chi-Raq Review

by Phil Brown | March 18, 2016

Chicago meets Iraq in this Greek play set in modern day, Chi-raq is one of Spike Lee's most powerful and funniest films in a long time.

While discussing Chi-Raq Spike Lee doesn't agree with everything we say and can't answer all of our questions, but we still bonded over a shared love for Samuel L. Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Crooklyn soundtrack.