Review of Miss Juneteenth (2020) by Richard Whittaker for Austin Chronicle — 18 Jun 2020
In her remarkable, warm, and sometimes delicately sad debut feature, writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples sees both sides of this intergenerational struggle. What's truly special is that she avoids any histrionics.
Ever since James Dean screamed "You're tearing me apart," filmmakers have craved that emotional explosion, but Peoples paints life in this Black working class Fort Worth neighborhood in softer tones.
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This review of Miss Juneteenth (2020) was written by Richard Whittaker and published by Austin Chronicle on 18 Jun 2020.
Miss Juneteenth has generally received positive reviews.
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