Review of Native Son (2019) by Tim Grierson for Screen International — 02 Feb 2019
While this slow-motion tragedy sometimes risks more than it can deliver, the film’s cumulative effect stuns nonetheless. Ashton Sanders heads a fine cast that forcibly articulates the everyday landmines African-Americans have to navigate in a white society that often seems intent on destroying them.
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This review of Native Son (2019) was written by Tim Grierson and published by Screen International on 02 Feb 2019.
Native Son has generally received mixed reviews.
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