While “Chi-Raq” is very much set in the here and now, its origins date back to screenwriter Kevin Willmott acting in the ancient greek play “Lysistrata,” which “Chi-Raq” is based upon, back in college ...

Even before the trailer for Spike Lee’s latest film, Chi-raq, was unveiled, there was controversy. From the very beginning, there were people who objected to the film’s title as well as to a New ...

The movie, the first feature produced by Amazon Studios, is a loose adaptation of the ancient Greek drama “Lysistrata.” In Lee’s telling, a group of determined women in Chicago band together to demand ...