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Dec 2, 2015 · Rapper-actor Nick Cannon stars as Demetrius Dupree, leader of a purple-clad gang called the Spartans that have warred for years against the orange-clad Trojans, led by the fearsome but humor-impaired Cyclops ( Wesley Snipes, who of course wears an eyepatch).
Dec 4, 2015 · The girlfriend (Teyonah Parris) of a Chicago gang leader (Nick Cannon) persuades other frustrated women to abstain from sex until their men agree to end the senseless cycle of violence.
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Overall, Chi-Raq is easily Spike Lee's most daring feature - a highly energetic film that not only shines a light on American gang culture, but puts a feminist spin on pacifism.
Nov 23, 2015 · Film Review: ‘Chi-Raq’. This sprawling, blistering state-of-the-reunion-address is Spike Lee's most vital movie in years. It may not take much to make Spike Lee angry, but there’s no...
Dec 3, 2015 · 2h 7m. By Manohla Dargis. Dec. 3, 2015. The laughs in Spike Lee’s corrosive “Chi-Raq” burn like acid. Urgent, surreal, furious, funny and wildly messy, the movie sounds like an invitation to...
Nov 30, 2015 · Nick Cannon gives a breakthrough performance as Chi-Raq, a violent rapper who could be a leader if he tells the gang members he leads to put down their guns. He spent a lot of time in Chicago speaking to people on the South Side, men who he says are “honestly crying out.”
Dec 4, 2015 · Chi-Raq, Spike Lee’s searing satire, is the director's best film since 2002. It's deeply funny — and very, very angry.