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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 28 Jun 2021

Summer of Soul is one of those rare films from which you emerge saying, “My favorite part was that bit. No, that bit. Wait, how about that bit?”…

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Review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 25 Jun 2021

Summer of Soul is both a tribute to the artists and, just as importantly, their audience — which is what makes it not just a great concert…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 24 Jun 2021

You may know Thompson as a member of the Roots and as the musical director for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” If you’ve read…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 17 Jun 2021

Questlove, billed as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson here, has made one of the most entertaining concert films in years, a piece of Baby Boomer nostalgia…

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By Matthew Anderson (173) for CineVue (2,163) on 02 Feb 2021

Overshadowed at the time and since, Summer of Soul brings the Harlem Cultural Festival and a pivotal point in American history into the light…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 02 Feb 2021

Politics, music, fashion, history, religion – this is one of those super-smart cultural documentaries that has entry points from all sides,…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 02 Feb 2021

Questlove’s Summer of Soul is as much an essential music documentary as it is a public service…

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By Lorry Kikta (141) for Film Threat (5,156) on 30 Jan 2021

Thompson pulled off an extraordinary feat…

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Review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for The Guardian (2,969) on 30 Jan 2021

The lack of awareness of this event is another tragic example of black history being ignored…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 30 Jan 2021

Summer of Soul is as thoughtful as it is rousing, a welcome shot of adrenaline to kick off not just a film festival but a new year…

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By Andrew Crump (271) for The Playlist (3,871) on 30 Jan 2021

The genuinely revelatory combined effect of the interviews, concert footage, and pure elation aside, there remains an undercurrent of bristling…

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Review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 30 Jan 2021

It’s a music documentary like no other, because while it’s a joyful, cataclysmic, and soulfully seductive concert movie, what it’s really…

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By Jake Kring-Schreifels (40) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 30 Jan 2021

It’s better defined as an archeological excavation, a confirmation of distant recollection, returned and restored…

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By Clint Worthington (295) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 30 Jan 2021

A revelatory burst of Black history suffused with the joy and struggle that made it possible…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 30 Jan 2021

The performances are often revelatory, but the sense of history coming alive — of the past speaking to the present — is even more riveting…

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Review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By Ben Pearson (42) for Slashfilm (971) on 30 Jan 2021

Overall, the electricity of the music and the novelty of seeing some of these performers absolutely shred during this period of their careers…

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Review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 30 Jan 2021

The interviews are their own historical document, though it's the visceral thrill of being inside all those archival clips — the flick of…

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Review of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 30 Jan 2021

You can come for the music and stay for the politics, or vice versa; either way, it’s a vibrant document of an inspiring event that never…

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