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Ashley Clark

Ashley Clark is a freelance film journalist and film programmer from London, based in New York. He has written for Sight & Sound, Time Out, Village Voice, and VICE, among others; and he has appeared on the BBC's Film show.

June 2020

  • Herbert Norville in Horace Ové’s Pressure.

    10 of the best ...
    From Pressure to The Last Tree: 10 of the best black British films

    A celebration of the pioneering films reflecting black life in Britain over the last 40 years

March 2017

  • Get Out.

    Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya: ‘This is 12 Years a Slave: The Horror Movie’

    The actor on Samuel L Jackson’s criticisms, playing ‘normal dudes’ and why he didn’t watch any creepy films in order to prep for his breakout role

January 2017

  • Currently enjoying a hot streak … Sterling K Brown.

    Sterling K Brown: 'Life itself feels like success as a black man – if you can hold on to it'

    The star of This Is Us and the award-winning The People v OJ Simpson on how Hollywood is waking up to new, empowering and diverse stories

October 2016

  • A Moving Image … a portrait of a doomed world?

    Gentrified world
    A Moving Image: the film Spike Lee might have made about Brixton

    It features an unforgettable cast railing against gentrification. Will Shola Amoo’s tribute help stop the exodus of locals – and the influx of gourmet jerk chicken shops?

August 2016

  • 1977, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER<br>JOHN TRAVOLTA Film ‘SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER’ (1977) Directed By JOHN BADHAM 14 December 1977 CTH24002 Allstar/Cinetext/PARAMOUNT **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. For Editorial Use Only

    Saturday night forever: the best disco movies ride again

    From blockbusters like Saturday Night Fever to obscurities such as Derek Jarman shooting a night in a London club, a New York film festival hits the floor

July 2016

  • Danny DeVito.

    Danny DeVito: ‘Do all you can to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t become president’

  • Cannibal Holocaust, the notorious film which saw its directors arrested and charged for murder.

    Sex, death and cannibalism: why mondo movies still shock

June 2016

  • 2012, PASSION<br>BRIAN DE PALMA Character(s): Director Film 'PASSION' (2012) Directed By BRIAN DE PALMA 07 September 2012 SAB7207 Allstar Collection/ASCOT ELITE HOME ENTERTAINMENT **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. A Mandatory Credit To ASCOT ELITE HOME ENTERTAINMENT is Required. For Printed Editorial Use Only, NO online or internet use.

    Brian de Palma: 'Film lies all the time … 24 times a second'

    The Carrie and Scarface director is the subject of a new film and retrospective. Here he talks about how he invented reality TV and what it feels like to be reviled

May 2016

  • Pelé: Birth of a Legend

    Pelé: Birth of a Legend continues the soccer star's big screen legacy

    It’s clunky in places and has some very suspect accents, but the new biopic is far from the only own goal in the Brazilian legend’s on-screen back catalogue

March 2016

  • It Happened One Night

    Film blog
    Can the celebrated Criterion Collection make a splash in the UK?

    The label famed for licensing classy classic and contemporary cinema comes to Britain in April – but what impact will it have?

February 2016

  • Francine Everett in Spencer Williams’ DIRTY GERTIE FROM HARLEM U.S.A. (1946). Courtesy Film Forum, via Kino Lorber. Playing Monday, March 7. Pioneers of African-American Cinema

    Second showing: unearthing the lost history of African American cinema

    Film-makers such as Oscar Micheaux thrived outside of Hollywood in the early 20th century and a new project shines spotlight on ingenuity of independent directors and producers
  • ‘GIMME SHELTER’ FILM - 1970<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage Mandatory Credit: Photo by c.Everett/REX (510368c) ‘GIMME SHELTER’, Mick Jagger - 1970 ‘GIMME SHELTER’ FILM - 1970

    Gimme celluloid: a history of Mick Jagger on film

    Ahead of HBO’s rock drama Vinyl, which the Rolling Stones singer executive-produced, we take a look at his small screen and big screen exploits
  • Chi-Raq<br>Teyonah Parris in Spike Lee’s CHI-RAQ

    Black History Month: the best movies to watch in February

    Those on the outlook for movies made by and starring African Americans won’t be disappointed by the cinema breaking up the #OscarSoWhite narrative

January 2016

  • British actors Charlotte Rampling (L) and Michael Caine pose with their trophies after the 28th European Film Awards ceremony, in Berlin on December 12, 2015. Both won a lifetime achievement award as well as best actor/actress awards. / AFP / John MAC DOUGALLJOHN MAC DOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images

    Film blog
    Ignore Rampling and Caine. It's industry inertia that minorities need to fear

    Ashley Clark
  • Entertainment Pictures Of The Year - 2015 Zoolander 2 At The Paris Fashion Week<br>Entertainment Pictures Of The Year - 2015 PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 10: Derek Zoolander and Hansel walk the runway at the Valentino Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on March 10, 2015 in Paris, France. ZOOLANDER 2 will open in theaters in the U.S. on February 12, 2016. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images For Paramount Pictures)

    Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl, Zoolander 2 and Drake – our critics' tips for 2016

November 2015

  • Composite of black boxing films - L to R: Creed, Ali, Undisputed, Tyson, The Great White Hope

    Creed: why do so few boxing films have black heroes?

    Director Ryan Coogler’s Rocky spinoff breaks ground by casting Michael B Jordan as the black protagonist, shedding light on boxing’s racialized history

October 2015

  • BER16 - 20010212 - BERLIN, GERMANY : A picture from the film Bamboozled shows the lead role characters played by Sloan Hopkins and Manray (L). It will be screened Monday 12 February 2001 as part of the internationally famous Berlin Film Festival later Monday. The movie tells the story about a TV show and is directed by US director Spike Lee. EPA PHOTO DPA/NEW LINE INTERNATIONAL RELEASING/me/hpl

    Bamboozled: Spike Lee's masterpiece on race in America is as relevant as ever

    On the 15th anniversary of the film’s release, critic Ashley Clark argues in an excerpt from his forthcoming book that the satire is frighteningly prescient

September 2015

  • A group of flag bearing Panthers are shown outside the Alameda County Court House, Oakland, California, in August, during the Huey Newton trial. (AP Photo/S.F. Chronicle)

    New Black Panthers documentary tells the story behind the berets

    Formed in 1966, the group remains misunderstood and poorly represented – especially on film. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tries to sort the fact from fiction

August 2015

  • Head of the class: Michelle Pfeiffer as LouAnne Johnson

    Dangerous Minds at 20: has the ultimate white saviour story aged well?

    It was a big hit in 1995 with lackluster reviews, but even the woman who inspired it has reservations about the film starring Michelle Pfeiffer

June 2015

  • DXNGHX PARIS IS BURNING. Image shot 1990. Exact date unknown.

    Burning down the house: why the debate over Paris is Burning rages on

    Jennie Livingston’s landmark film on New York’s voguing scene helped shine a light on one of the most influential subcultures, but it also saw its creator accused of wanton voyeurism. On the eve of a controversial screening, is Paris Burnt?
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