Shaft (1971)

see, Shaft is both his name AND his game

David Sims

Great shots, incredible score, horny, blah blah blah. Brass tacks. Shaft's sweater and skincare game are out of this world. I need a commentary track from the wardrobe and makeup teams. Where's the Vulture article that explains what kinda moisturizer and face wash is gonna…

demi adejuyigbe

a funk update on the noir genre with richard rountree walking around and investigating a gorgeously-lit, grimy 70s new york in turtlenecks and leather jackets to a killer, moody soul score by isaac hayes. a movie seemingly more about the vibe than the ideas regarding race,…

Josh Lewis

A guy describes a woman as having "groovy boobs" in this movie

Alexander Boucher

This Shaft guy seems pretty cool.

Joe

Whoever decided to put Richard Roundtree in turtlenecks and leather jackets...thank you.

Willow Maclay

as if shaft wasn’t already cool enough they had to go and give him the coolest apartment of the 1970s

eely

“Shaft” is a stylish riff on being dealt a hand of nothing, making something of it — and charging interest on top.  While a great deal of the behind the scenes contributors to the film - down to the writer and producers - were white, style wins out over technicalities in…

theriverjordan

Was Shaft one of the funniest, funkiest, & finest blaxploitation films I ever did see? YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT. --- No one rocks a leather jacket harder than Shaft. Shaft is love, Shaft is life. ✌

Cory