13th

  • 2016


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Average Rating 4.3/5
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4.2
But DuVernay keeps it all chugging and churning along, propelled by the force of her montage and the sheer volume of damning, gripping material. Av Club
5.0
As Trump protestors defend punching men in the face in North Carolina, clips of racists continually knocking a hat off a black man trying to walk by i .. Den Of Geek
3.8
More polemical statement than cinematic achievement, 13TH resonates where it counts. Indie Wire
5.0
But The 13th is not a story without hope.DuVernay takes pains to allow some light and even some humor to come into her narrative. We Got This Covered
4.0
Youll be forgiven for blinking and missing a fact as DuVernays energetic, purposeful film plows on. Time Out
4.5
Even if one were to attempt to ignore the tremendous social good and overdue fury that DuVernays masterwork provides, 13th is a unique pleasure to wat .. Collider
5.0
Even if one were to attempt to ignore the tremendous social good and overdue fury that DuVernays masterwork provides, 13th is a unique pleasure to wat .. Collider
4.0
In the main 13th makes connections that havent been made in a mainstream documentary before. Vulture
4.9
But even this powerful organization is simply made up of Americans and defined by American history. Paste Magazine
5.0
As this statistic rises, so does the level of decimation of families of color. Rogerebert
4.0
It does that with the support of a wide array of talking heads, ranging from the expected (Angela Davis) to the rather surprising (Newt Gingrich) Ny Daily News
5.0
First, it is changing the way people understand human dignity of all peoples.And it is showing that the opposite of criminalization is humanization. Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Few films shake and astonish like this one, even though nothing in it should be a surprise. Village Voice
3.1
Whats the point of going to the trouble of becoming an expert if the filmmaker is going to treat the weight you bring to the subject so cavalierly Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
Some of the observations are spot on, but some are too simplistic to be swallowed whole without further research and debate. Sover
4.4
13th (2016) 3 1/2 Stars (out of 4) Tweet The Business of Racism By Jeffrey M. Anderson Director Ava Duvernay last brought us Selma (2014), an unexpect .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Director Ava DuVernay (Selma) has made a very powerful documentary film which highlights a danger to American democracy. Lariat
4.0
Review Our Score by Trevor Johnston Ava DuVernay, director of the acclaimed Civil Rights era drama Selma, offers a broader history of racial oppressio .. Radio Times
5.0
Like hell it did.There was a loophole, which basically said no servitude except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convi .. Rolling Stone
4.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
5.0
It names the right names and connects the right dots, and it comes at a time when, sadly, this country needs exactly this kind of call to action. The Wrap
4.5
13th is a great film.Its streaming on Netflix, where itll exist forever. Hindustan Times
4.0
Her film argues that Americas incarceration of black men is a phenomenon with its roots in slavery, and that the resemblances are not minor or ironic .. The Guardian
4.0
It is organised, detailed and powerful.It is also bleak as hell, and, unfortunately, does not conclude with advice on what to do next. The Guardian
4.0
It clutters up a picture that is already densely packed with ideas and information. The Guardian
4.5
type Movie Current Status In Season release date 10/07/16 We gave it an A It is Barack Obama that we first hear in Selma director Ava DuVernays stagge .. Ew
5.0
So, we dont know what the next iteration of this will be.But it will be. Slate
4.0
If you ignore it entirely, then you run the risk of not holding people accountable for changing their ways. Film Inquiry
3.8
It is a compelling argument made even more so by the thrust of DuVernays narrative velocity. Observer
5.0
The film is a fiery indictment of the status quo, and an undisguised appeal to change it. Common Sense Media
5.0
13th is a must see movie and in direct competition for this years Best Documentary Oscar with the James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Flim Threet
5.0
Ava DuVernays brilliantly analytical and morally passionate documentary traces the current day mass incarceration of black Americans to its historical .. New Yorker
5.0
Even if you think you know everything about the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery or about the criminal justice system there will be something i .. Time
4.4
There are moments when the slickness of the filmmaking works opposite the tragic material to uncanny effect, but the imperative to render discussion i .. Slant Magazine
4.0
Powerful, infuriating and at times overwhelming, Ava DuVernays documentary 13TH will get your blood boiling and tear ducts leaking. The New York Times
4.2
The American experience is rooted in institutionalized racial inequity. The Film Stage
4.4
Ava DuVernays full to bursting documentary 13th recently opened the New York Film Festival (the first documentary to do so) and its now streaming on N .. Chicago Tribune
3.8
One result of the Prisons for Profit is that there is a vast potential work force that can be tapped cheap. Reeling Reviews
4.2
One result of the Prisons for Profit is that there is a vast potential work force that can be tapped cheap. Reeling Reviews
5.0
13th: NYFF Review Ava DuVernays documentary, which opens the New York Film Festival ahead of its premiere in theaters and on Netflix, explores racial .. Hollywood Reporter
4.2
This Netflix produced documentary isnt the best doc youll see this year, but may well be the most important. Coles Mithey
5.0
Ava DuVernay aims to beat back these hateful shadows (of The Birth of a Nation) by writing history in lightning of her own with The 13th. Pajiba
4.0
Shown in considerable detail, however, is the work of ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council), an organization that writes laws that benefit the .. Los Angeles Times
4.5
It traces the racist bent of imprisonment ever since the end of the Civil War. Detroit News
5.0
In 13TH, this narrative of racial tyranny is told with a nimble cinematic power that awakens your senses even as it sickens your moral center. Variety
3.8
If youre waking up to news about Donald Trumps latest threat to the life and liberty of people of color and you wonder how we got here, 13th has an an .. Consequence Of Sound
4.0
You can be told about the horrors of slavery all you want, but a picture is worth not just a thousand words but, sometimes, a whole library. Vox
4.2
Its not that 13th isnt without hope, but its sobering examination of chronic prejudice and corporate interest only for the privileged will leave you t .. The Play List
4.5
You will walk away from 13th with reasoned fury and a renewed sense of purpose. Film School Rejects
3.0
In the films latter stages one interviewee states: You have to shock people into paying attention..DuVernays film doesnt quite achieve this same such .. Cine Vue
1.0
This is an insult to the Civil Rights era heroes who moved mountains in the cause of liberty and justice. New York Post
4.0
At the same time, it never impedes a resoundingly contemporary viewpoint. Lw Lies
5.0
DuVernay, who directed Selmaa gripping historical drama that has the gospel blazing through its veinshas just delivered a brilliant lesson in time tra .. Christianity Today
5.0
Although there are a lot of talking heads in this movie, the way they are integrated into the vintage and contemporary footage DuVernay and Averick ha .. Dead Line
5.0
It may be a talking heads and clips affair, but its designed with such force and fire that it would leave one shaking even if we werent facing a possi .. Metro New York
4.0
But thats easy for me to say, as the one who merely watches it, rather than makes it. Flavor Wire
5.0
Looking at the film from a mere filmmaking level, its among the finest endeavors produced this year. Awards Circuit
4.0
That 13th largely works well as a film is the cherry on top of the proverbial sundae. Movie Mezzanine
5.0
Beyond making more accessible the ideas developed by Hartman or Wacquant, the most distinctive quality of The 13th is its hyper contemporariness, its .. Bfi
1.0
If The 13th is payback, it isnt good enough to answer Griffiths flawed genius. National Review
3.8
That its subject and themes still bear immediate relevance make it so. The Film Experience
3.5
But if you look for them, DuVernay suggests youll find plenty of financial incentives as well. Vogue
5.0
When it ends, the feeling of anger and sorrow is almost overwhelming. Dwight Brown Ink
5.0
The film recites reams and reams of numbers that tell a gruesome tale, but it is the images that raise far greater alarm. City Beat
4.5
Thats not, of course, a feeling that most people would deliberately seek out, but it is an outrageous world, and 13th, though it is surely better as j .. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
4.0
I also could have done without the transitions, as they tended to take me out of the story altogether; not in sync with the traditional documentary st .. Shadow And Act
4.5
Alex is the Editor in Chief of The Seventh Row, based in San Francisco and from Toronto, Canada. Seventh Row
4.0
(Ava DuVernay continues to brilliantly bring the struggle for human rights for African Americans to the fore with her Netflix release 13th.The Oscar N .. Hammer To Nail
3.5
What ends up missing is the clumsy eloquence of the thought process. America Magazine
4.0
The argument put forward with grit, data, and a good dose of cool fury by DuVernays film is that those six words were all that was needed to build ano .. Medium
5.0
The documentary never gets academically dull or heavy handedly preachy; it moves at a passionate pace, providing an experience that is both informativ .. Complex
4.0
Youll never forget the societal impact after this must see examination. Mavens Nest
3.5
But as with many such cinematically conceived landscapes favoring a preference for reflection over action, unfortunately films are not paintings. Wbai Radio Women Blog Spot ..



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