Review of Bolden (2019) by Mike Scott for New Orleans Times-Picayune — 01 May 2019
What we end up with is a film that contains many fine moments -- the young Bolden's discovery of rhythm, an imagined discussion on musical improvisation between Bolden and clarinetist George Baquet, a look at racial politics of the day -- but those moments don't quite coalesce into a consistently satisfying whole.
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This review of Bolden (2019) was written by Mike Scott and published by New Orleans Times-Picayune on 01 May 2019.
Bolden has generally received mixed reviews.
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