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By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 25 Jun 2017

I Am Not Your Negro is a fitting tribute and introduction to James Baldwin - stylish, to-the-point, and full of truths as timely now as they…

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By Lauren Carroll Harris (50) for Junkee (216) on 22 Jun 2017

What sets this film apart from other political docos is its profound emotionality…

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By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 12 Jun 2017

The Haitian director Raoul Peck stitches the timelines and footage together smoothly - the result is an engaging riff on Baldwin's themes…

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By Valerie Complex (58) for Affinity Magazine (2) on 09 Jun 2017

What is scary is how seamlessly the film transitions between the racially charged tragedies of today and the tragedies of the civil rights…

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By Daniel Krauze (120) for El Financiero (125) on 07 Jun 2017

I Am Not Your Negro dismantles the pernicious myth that America is already a country where skin color doesn't matter. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Jorge Ayala Blanco (45) for El Universal (183) on 14 May 2017

The film shows an extreme, anti-traditionalist and anti-white position, to which the only real and true History of the United States is the…

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By Garry Mcconnachie (90) for Daily Record (UK) (215) on 09 May 2017

It's a vitally-important piece of film-making that will move you, provoke you and educate you…

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By Gonzalo Lira Galván (69) for Cinema Movil (182) on 03 May 2017

An essential film to understand the history of humanity and its fear of adaptation, which also feels more than effective in a politically correct…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 11 Apr 2017

An urgently needed slap-down for the history-blinkered who say What about all lives? when confronted with Black Lives Matter…

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By Jay Stone (286) for Ex-Press.com (333) on 11 Apr 2017

A galvanizing film, 93 minutes of calm outrage and measured pessimism…

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By Hilary A White (243) for Sunday Independent (Ireland) (504) on 09 Apr 2017

The real punch delivered here is in the stealthy panning-back that Peck does to bring universality to the many individual composite parts of…

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By Edward Porter (366) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 09 Apr 2017

Assembling interview footage of James Baldwin and readings from his works, the documentary I Am Not Your Negro is a potent study of the writer,…

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By Simran Hans (401) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 08 Apr 2017

Baldwin's words feel as urgent and articulate as ever, though Peck's attempts to link history with present-day race relations feel a little…

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By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 07 Apr 2017

How interesting that 'Get Out,' a horror movie that's also a commentary on contemporary race issues, was released simultaneously with the Oscar-nominated…

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By Hugo Lara (20) for Correcámara (31) on 07 Apr 2017

An indispensable documentary to understand the history of the United States. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Rafael Paz (51) for Butaca Ancha (324) on 07 Apr 2017

An invitation to learn about Baldwin's work, to understand where he came from and to find out who his heroes were. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 06 Apr 2017

Baldwin re-emerges as a devastatingly eloquent speaker and public intellectual; a figure who deserves his place alongside Edward Said, Frantz…

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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 06 Apr 2017

An Oscar-nominated documentary which uses the life and words of writer James Baldwin as the starting point for a far-reaching visual investigation…

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By Michael Bonner (121) for Uncut Magazine [UK] (201) on 06 Apr 2017

Raoul Peck has crafted a formidable documentary loosely structured around Baldwin's notes alongside archival footage stretching from the Civil…

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By Ryan Gilbey (367) for New Statesman (382) on 05 Apr 2017

The result is not a documentary about Baldwin but a vision of America through his appalled and compassionate eyes…

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