Nicholas Ayres

     Spike Lee's dramedy "BlacKkKlansman" is a political and social commentary masterpiece about America's transitional period during the 1970s.      Klansman is a bold and accurate depiction of the hypocrisy in white America, criticizing politicians, the police, and other people in power. However, it was also surprisingly funny with a lot of dark humour throughout.      Before I watched it, I thought it was going to be a serious drama as I had not looked at the genres. Because of this, the jokes hit me even harder.

 

    Spoiler Warning           Jesus, if this wasn't the most Oscar-bait-y movie I've ever seen.      Sure, I do think that Brendan Fraser did deserve his Oscar for his performance, but The Whale is quite melodramatic at points.      It is quite pretentious and full of itself, too, with the 4:3 aspect ratio and the forced conflict of Charlie leaving his wife for a man.      And that ending, it's really trying to be thought-provoking. In reality, it just feels like a flat finish.      I was gonna write a joke for this review, but I really wanted to talk about this film. It just rubbed me the wrong way.