Great Spike Lee joint

Rating: 8/10 (10 December 2018)

"BlacKkKlansman" is proof that Spike Lee is basically the best filmmaker making topical movies today, in this extraordinarily divided political climate.
It will probably not convert anyone who isn't already on the side of the filmmakers, but it is never less than interesting.
It tells the true story of two police officers, one black, one Jewish, who infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. David Duke, the still extant former klan leader, is portrayed in the film by a restrained and creepy Topher Grace.
The film has a couple of genuinely heartening moments that put a smile on my face, and a stirring montage of actual film clips of recent years to conclude the film, and frame the true story in today's world.
Spike Lee does not just make topical, controversial films, a la Oliver Stone. He is an auteur with a lively and unique style of his own. His films are, as near as I can tell always of interest. He has what Pauline Kael called "film sense", knowing what works and what doesn't.
Even among his superlative record, "BlacKkKlansman" is highly recommended.