BlacKkKlansman(2018) Not quite premium Spike Lee, but very close — his best after Clockers (1995) and Summer of Sam (1999) — and easily his funniest, even if he didn’t seem to be going for that until now. Paul Walter Hauser does the same turn as the fat, stupid redneck he perfected in I, Tonya, but is no less amusing for the lack of originality.
King of Thieves (2018) Desperately unamusing and uninspired.
A Star Is Born (2018) Superfluous Nth iteration of the gravy train set in motion in 1937— but it turns out Lady Gaga can really act, as well as sing*, and even outshine Bradley Cooper. *Previously I had assumed her vocal performances came by way of Vocoder and Autotune.
Venom (2018) Tom Hardy looks like the bloke who comes round to fix your roof, and is about as interesting to watch. I’m not saying he…
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