Review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) by Justin Chang for Los Angeles Times — 20 Nov 2020
Boseman, evincing the same integrity he clung to his entire career, refuses to soft-pedal the destination. He imparts to this seething, shattered man the gift of a broken soul, riven by anger and trauma, and makes him all the more human for it.
His final moments of screen time are among his darkest, and also his finest.
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This review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) was written by Justin Chang and published by Los Angeles Times on 20 Nov 2020.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom has generally received positive reviews.
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