Review of BlacKkKlansman (2018) by Scott Mendelson for Forbes — 08 Aug 2018

Spike Lee's best movie since 'Inside Man'.

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This review of BlacKkKlansman (2018) was written by Scott Mendelson and published by Forbes on 08 Aug 2018.

BlacKkKlansman has generally received very positive reviews.

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