Review of Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) by Odie Henderson for RogerEbert.com — 01 Oct 2014

These documentarians masterfully construct their vision to elevate and serve their subject. The result is more low-key than one might expect from a movie about rap. It is also more powerful, bypassing the expected artist braggadocio to stand on the rarely visited street corner of sociology and hip-hop music.