Review of I Am Not Your Negro (2017) by Chris H — 17 Feb 2017

Awesome movie. Tastefully directed and written by arguably one of the best writers of all time.

This review of I Am Not Your Negro (2017) was written by Chris H on 17 Feb 2017.

I Am Not Your Negro has generally received very positive reviews.

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[This] montage of America's explosive history of racial intolerance makes for compelling, if at times uncomfortable viewing…

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By Roger Catlin (31) for rogercatlin.com (27) on 16 Jan 2018

It's an imaginative look not only at the intellectual powerhouse of writer James Baldwin, as seen on TV interviews and in speeches, but also…

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By Anne Brodie (132) for What She Said (131) on 23 Aug 2018

Raoul Peck's work is so good and Baldwin's words are so gallingly true and fiery it made me weak at the knees; it's one of my favourite films…

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By Keeva Stratton (79) for Rescu (Australia) (79) on 26 Sep 2017

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By Thrillist Entertainment Staff (19) for Thrillist (209) on 28 Nov 2018

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By Tobi Haslett (1) for 4Columns (32) on 10 Nov 2017

Gorgeous text spoken over gripping images, jamming the past into the present to clarify an impending reality that seems both baffling and inevitable,…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denerstein Unleashed (254) on 22 Aug 2017

[Raoul] Peck's movie becomes a kind of blistering diary in which Baldwin assesses his responses to what he saw as a child and what he's rediscovering…

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By Vicky Roach (269) for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (376) on 11 Sep 2017

Director Raoul Peck picks up where the author left off, using the unfinished manuscript as a kind of blueprint for this incendiary, Oscar-nominated…

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By Toby Woollaston (47) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 20 Sep 2017

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