Burning Cane

  • 2019


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Positive Reviews 32
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Average Rating 3.6/5
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5.0
The stirring gospel numbers performed by the Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church convey the power of communal spaces where a sense of divine unity .. Rogerebert
3.0
For all these striking moments, Burning Cane cant shake the feeling of a sketchbook loaded with ideas that could use more fleshing out. ( Indie Wire
1.5
If theres an artist who hovers over this aesthetic, its Terrence Malick. Variety
1.5
While Yeomans inarguably finds something significant in the slow pace of small towns, the power of narration and the jolt of handheld cinematography, .. Screen Daily
4.5
Would be a noteworthy debut even from a director twice Youmans age. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Burning Cane is short and difficult. It does not aspire to entertain. Its realism is shot through with a constant dull ache. The New York Times
4.5
Even when the images edge toward the self consciously authorial... theres always something to latch onto... Burning Cane also gets us excited about wh ..
3.1
Suffering, and the alcohol that doesnt really salve it, ties the stories together, as does the church. Rogers Movie Nation
4.5
Youmans, who was 17 while making the film, presents not only an advanced visual language and style for his age but a striking emotional nuance in the .. Chicago Reader
1.5
Outside Tillmans homily, made magnificent and effectively hypocritical through Pierces gripping performance, the discourse falls flat and strangely tr .. The Wrap
1.5
Ultimately, the film doesnt quite manage to explore its own themes in a satisfying way. Film Inquiry
3.0
While hardly a majorly energising piece of work, Burning Cane is a contemplative, desperately sad showcase for its cast especially the ever strong Wen .. Flickering Myth
3.0
Burning Cane might not be the most rewarding film from a narrative standpoint, but its an exciting debut in terms of craftsmanship that should take Ph .. Flickering Myth
3.5
One might be right to believe that Burning Cane works best as vignettes of a could be typical Black family living in a small town of rural South. It c .. Flim Threet
4.5
Youmans... depicts these harrowing emotional crises in dramatic fragments and shadow drenched, often oblique images; they suggest his anguish at a leg .. New Yorker
2.0
Her love for his kind soul that doesnt deserve the pain and suffering hes endured keeps her looking for another solution. The Film Stage
3.8
The people in Youmans film complicate a simple plot summary by presenting more than one face to the world, and to the camera. Chicago Tribune
4.5
Burning Cane really is a movie that lets its performances breathe. Birth Movies Death
4.5
And while ila is clearly trying to help, she admittedly doesnt treat Rosie as an equal. Pajiba
3.0
The strengths of Burning Cane are often also its weaknesses, but it would be an impressive debut at any age. The Play List
4.5
In and of itself, Burning Cane feels like one of Helens stories you dont know what it means till the end. Digital Spy
3.8
Burning Cane doesnt resolve things as much as it makes poetry of them, right from its opening shot of the radiant beams of the sun shining upon the dr .. Larsen On Film
4.3
Theres a curiously anachronistic feeling to this film, despite being set in contemporary America. Film
4.5
That impression isnt mitigated by the rough work she makes of hacking a still feathered chicken with a cleaver. Film Comment
1.5
Recorder is a haunting portrait of a brilliant, driven, difficult outsider. Film Comment
5.0
Consequently, one doesnt so much watch Burning Cane as witness it. No La
4.5
Though unlike Allahs film, Youmans isnt satisfied with mere documentation. Firstpost
3.8
Instead, this is just a genre offering thats easy to ignore, plain and simple. Hollywood News
3.8
Also, coming from a male director there is a misogynist undertone that just doesnt feel right. Dwight Brown Ink
4.4
She mirrors their insistence to label human fallibility and moral corruption as a divine battle. 812 Film Reviews
4.5
Might Helen shut up Dorothy Moore with similar intent After all, when youre already sad you dont always want to hear another sad song. Ny Books
3.8
A contemplative and ethereal fable about the constant clash between the human and the spiritual worlds.
4.5
The Lord may work in mysterious ways, but here he has Youmans to beautifully document his mess on earth. Hammer To Nail
3.0
Led by note perfect performances, Burning Cane presents two distinct halves with totally different weights. Always Good Movies
4.5
His rousing sermons with copious quotes from the Bible serve as beacons of faith in a world thats often clouded by the murky uncertainties of life.
4.5
Whilst its not entirely the finished article, its a raw and gritty treatise on Youmans perspective on life growing up in the South Backseat Mafia
4.5
It is an impressively multi layered gem and admittedly, it wont work for everyone.
2.0
Acts as a lyrical meditation on rural life, domestic violence, religion, the black experience and despair. Sover
2.0
Burning Cane is a portrait of the overburdened church lady whose blind faith in her Bible and her men has failed her completely, as it is destined to .. The Black Cape
5.0
While I would call myself a late bloomer of sorts, I dont think that theres any shame in the distinction as long as something has been and is being do ..
4.5
When I say that Pierce lights up the screen: I mean it literally. Heres hoping Youmans achieves that level of mastery someday. Seattle Film Blog



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