On Monday, Feb. 10, the legendary director commended the "Not Like Us" rapper's performance on Instagram — and offered some ...

Spike Lee is applauding Kendrick Lamar's subtle nods ... The Academy Award-winning filmmaker took to Instagram on Feb. 11 to share a clip from Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show.

Spike Lee, like millions of other Americans, tuned in to the Super Bowl halftime show to watch Kendrick Lamar‘s history-making spectacle. As Lee reflected on the Pulitzer-Prize winning artist ...

“Highest 2 Lowest” also reunites Lee and Washington with their “Inside Man” cinematographer, Matthew Libatique, whose last ...

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance was packed with hidden messages — and Spike Lee is celebrating ... NYU Grad Film School," Lee, 67, wrote alongside a clip of the performance.

This time, the kind words are coming from Spike Lee. “I want to thank my brother Kendrick for the 40 acres and a mule shoutout which has been the name of my production company since NYU grad ...

Jackson also served as a narrator figure in Lee's 2015 feature. Lamar cast Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam in his 2025 halftime performance; the character served as a narrator for Lamar’s set ...

Film enthusiasts noticed a similarity between the role and that of Dolemedes, the narrator character Jackson played in Lee’s 2015 film Chi-Raq. The filmmaker took to social media to praise both ...

Director Spike Lee ... Not only was Lee impressed that Jackson appeared during the performance in a role seemingly inspired by one of his films, but he also praised Lamar for his reference to “40 ...

Spike Lee has a legendary collection of movies that he wrote (or co-wrote) and directed. Many of Lee's films are socially relevant, and even still have something to say today, like Do the Right Thing.

With that out of the way: ladies and gentlemen… it’s the best musical performance from all 50 seasons of SNL.