Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

— I was really taken by this film. Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman shine, and August Wilson's wonderful play is not diminished by a clumsy screenplay. In fact, there's no confusing this as anything but a play, something I appreciate in this case. It’s an emotional journey and the viewer sees what’s going on from the souls of the actors, not just as a sympathetic observer. It's an experience, a near first-hand glimpse of the hard realities of being Black in the 1920s but, mostly, it's just a good story and a good vantage point from which to see racism and its scars. [Netflix streaming.]

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[2020. 94 min. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, and Glynn Turman.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ma-raineys-black-bottom-movie-review-2020