I Am Not Your Negro

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4.2
But while the subject matter is difficult, the documentary itself is easy to watch and exciting to grapple with. Av Club
4.5
Peck doesnt just resurrect Baldwins words from a contemporary perspective; he reignites their sense of purpose. Indie Wire
4.0
The editing by Alexandra Strauss deserves its own recognition for its painstaking exactness. Austin Chronicle
4.0
This is even more impressive considering that plenty of films have eulogised these figures. Screen Daily
5.0
Its Coop and its wait for it Doris Day.I admit my hackles rose when Peck cut to Day in some vapid comedy. Vulture
4.5
We often celebrate the best films and filmmakers for taking a familiar experience like movie goingan experience we think we know and understand wellan .. Paste Magazine
5.0
Its the opposite of dry and academic; the style is jazzy and allusive, with a strong mix of movie clips. E Film Critic
4.4
Its an astonishing, often challenging and sharp examination of race in the United States, confronting how the countrys history repeats and how Baldwin .. The Globe And Mail
5.0
Its instructive to look at Cavetts face.It registers what seems like shock and recognition at the same time. Philly
4.5
An inspiring documentary on the legacy of the African American writer and activist. Spirituality And Practice
4.2
But the film doesnt restrict itself to the period of Baldwins own life. One Guys Opinion
4.5
This isnt just narration its a full blooded, lived in performance, one of Jacksons best. Village Voice
4.4
Few have articulated Americas ongoing struggles with race better than the African American writer and social critic James Baldwin. Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
If Im to believe the aim of the film, it was to give everyone a feel of what its like to be black in America, Im afraid that aim was not achieved. Sover
4.2
10 1 9 / 10 Its difficult to comprehend that the pain contained within I Am Not Your Negro is as relevant today as it was during the 1960s and 70s, wh .. Blu Ray
4.4
A short capsule review cannot do this documentarys depth of intelligence justice, but suffice to say that it uses history and literature to peel back .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
Raoul Pecks galvanizing documentary reacquaints viewers with one of the most powerful voices of the civil rights era, the great novelist, playwright, .. Chicago Reader
4.0
Baldwins reflections on the spectrum of bigotry from belittlement to brutality are wise without sacrificing wit. The Times
4.5
We are still, all of us, trapped in a history we dont fully understand. Lariat
4.0
Review Our Score by David Parkinson Despite Raoul Pecks profile of James Baldwin being nominated for an Oscar, many will still need to Google the Amer .. Radio Times
4.0
Even so, I Am Not Your Negro isnt as pessimistic as its downbeat tone suggests it should be. Independent
4.4
The history of America is the history of the Negro in America.And its not a pretty picture. 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
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
This story still isnt pretty, but its delivered in a captivating and gorgeous manner. The Wrap
4.0
Jackson does not precisely mimic Baldwins speech, but instead delivers a wonderful performance of his own. Film Journal
4.0
Its a good thing that Peck reveres Baldwins words enough to let them do the work, but a more interesting documentary might have tried to complicate or .. The Guardian
4.0
Raoul Pecks outstanding, Oscar nominated documentary is about the African American activist and author James Baldwin, author of Go Tell It on the Moun .. The Guardian
4.5
CLOSE Bill Goodykoontz recommends the documentary I Am Not Your Negro..Raoul Pecks film uses footage of James Baldwin and his words to create a compel .. Az Central
4.5
(MA) 93 minutes I Am Not Your Negro is an utterly brilliant film bold, galvanising, even gripping but Im not sure what to call it. Smh
4.0
MA, 128 minutes For decades, the writer James Baldwin maintained an elegant disdain for racism and white liberal paternalism and it gave his voice gre .. Smh
5.0
Baldwins response: Get back on the train, you fool!).These bits are where you realize just how much of a documentarys strength depends on its editing. Npr
4.2
At one point he writes: The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story..Its plain and stark and hard to argue wit .. Ew
4.0
Raoul Pecks Oscar nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro is not the most explosive of those films and surely will not attract a mass audience. Salon
5.0
The story of the Negro in America is the story of America.It is not a pretty story. Flim List
4.0
In I Am Not Your Negro, there is little to enjoy, but it is not a film without its pleasures.Montage and Mash Up Peck doesnt merely illustrate Baldwin .. Film Inquiry
4.0
Pecks film may have been an Oscars bridesmaid but it turns Baldwins prescient words into a staggering achievement.Its an exhilarating blast of focused .. Empire
3.8
This results in a very good documentary that might have a positive effect in the world. Sf Gate
3.5
The entire voice over narration (spoken by Samuel L. Jackson) of Raoul Pecks incisive documentary is derived from the writings of James Baldwin, whose .. New Yorker
4.0
A compelling document that works as a mini history of black racial identity in America from the mid to late 20th century and beyond. Time
4.5
A remarkable portrait of the American writer James Baldwin from documentary filmmaker and former Haitian Minister of Culture Raoul Peck, I Am Not Your .. Boston Herald
4.4
The film makes no concessions about its dissatisfaction with the whole rotten lot of so called western democracy. Slant Magazine
5.0
This isnt a soup to nuts biographical documentary, although a comprehensive story of Baldwins life would be welcome indeed. Washington Post
5.0
Its more of a posthumous collaboration, an uncanny and thrilling communion between the filmmaker whose previous work includes both a documentary and a .. The New York Times
4.2
By the very virtue of its origins and subject matter, I Am Not A Negro needs to leave on a place of unresolved tension. The Film Stage
5.0
This movie isnt just a tribute to Baldwin. Its a warning bell regarding leaders who, in Baldwins words, care only about their safety and their profits .. Chicago Tribune
5.0
But if thats the price to pay for following this voice and this mind wherever it goes, its worth it. Boston Globe
3.8
Plus, his intellectual writing style was not exactly the cup of tea for a pulp sc fi reader. Reeling Reviews
4.2
Plus, his intellectual writing style was not exactly the cup of tea for a pulp sc fi reader. Reeling Reviews
5.0
Here is a picture that, rather like its dazzlingly brilliant subject, will make you rethink everything. The Irish Times
3.5
There are almost no biographical details about Baldwin himself in the movie, and those occasional snippets hint at how fascinating and insightful an e .. Las Vegas Weekly
5.0
It is a deeply moving memoir and, dramatic as it is, is not lacking in humor and poetry. Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. Tony Medley
5.0
Baldwin never finished the book, and while the pages of notes he left behind form the core of Negro, Peck makes use of all of Baldwins writings in ord .. Los Angeles Times
3.8
It is not a pretty story..And I Am Not Your Negro is not a pretty movie. Detroit News
4.0
If you watch I Am Not Your Negro, youll spend a kaleidoscopic and transporting 90 minutes living inside James Baldwins mind, coming thrillingly close .. Variety
4.5
I Am Not Your Negro is the kind of documentary that could open ears, eyes, and hearts with its moving agony and historical empathy. Consequence Of Sound
5.0
From a cinematic, technical standpoint, I Am Not Your Negro is an accomplished endeavour, and Peck must be commended accordingly but this is not why i .. Hey U Guys
4.4
Back in 1979, acclaimed author James Baldwin wrote to his literary agent about a plan to write a book linking the lives of three towering figures of t .. The Star
4.0
But when your subject is the uniquely brilliant African American writer James Baldwin, youre at least working with intellectually and emotionally powe .. Now Toronto
4.5
It is tragic that there hasnt been more progress but this film is more than just a howl in the wilderness it is a finely constructed piece of filmmaki .. Film Ink
5.0
Filmmaker Raoul Pecks film, I Am Not Your Negro, is an astonishingly powerful and profoundly affecting documentary that traces the political and socia .. Film Ink
4.0
I Am Not Your Negro is an incisive meditation on Americas Civil Rights Movement. Cine Vue
4.0
Indeed, I Am Not Your Negro excels precisely because it values Baldwins genius above all else. Lw Lies
4.5
Director Raoul Peck has taken these pages and created a documentary that is a stimulating rendition of Baldwins seminal work. Nz Herald
5.0
This is not the land of the free; it is only very unwillingly and sporadically the home of the brave. Flicks
5.0
But even a glimpse of Baldwins prose is such a feast for mind, body, and soul that a film like I Am Not Your Negro can only be received with joy, humi .. The Stranger
4.5
To quote Baldwin: The story of the Negro in America is the story of America.It is not a pretty story. Cleve Land
5.0
I Am Not Your Negro emerges as a ferociously well argued, blazingly intelligent, wondrously layered and utterly watchable piece of work. Stuff
5.0
I Am Not Your Negro: Embarrassing but essential insight into race in modern America Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing I Am Not Your Negro is now sc .. Stuff
4.5
This is a challenging film, not the feel good movie we might want to forget these most interesting times, yet it is precisely the movie we happily ahi .. Ar Kansas Online
3.8
When it comes to the countrys history and current realities, those in power and privilege just dont want to know.I Am Not Your Negro functions as a po .. Larsen On Film
3.8
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4.0
There are many feelings to be felt watching this film, but what they are will very much depend on who you are. The Sun
5.0
Otherwise the film is unsparing as history and enthralling as biography. Wsj
4.5
Its not like Peck needs to prove this, but he does often movingly. Patriot Ledger
4.4
1 of 2 View Caption This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows James Baldwin, center, in I Am Not Your Negro. Sltrib
4.0
Baldwin wrote: The story of the negro in America is the story of America, and it is not a pretty story. Scmp
3.5
Together, these three movies each tell a unique yet complementary side of the black struggle from slavery to now.serves as a reminder that whatever pr .. Punch Drunk Critics
4.0
But like Baldwin himself, the film entertains with poetic erudition while making you face facts. Straight
2.0
Much more attention is given to Baldwins story of America through his experience of American film.But here, again, the gulf between Baldwins notes and .. Sandiego Reader
4.2
Baldwins leading best seller The Fire Next Time in 1963 urged black people to stop aspiring to be just like the whites and to take action to undo the .. Shockya
4.0
The depressing relevance of Baldwins brutally honest, eloquent, at times even witty work is the subject of Raoul Pecks I Am Not Your Negro. Metro New York
4.5
They have much to teach us about this experience, about the American experiment, and about what to do when its failed the least fortunate and most rep .. Flavor Wire
4.4
Seemingly struggling to find its footing earlier on in the picture, by the mid way point, the film finds its way to an ending that will leave you in t .. Awards Circuit
5.0
Wielding language like a precise and delicate instrument, Baldwins words slice intricately through race, oppression and ignorance with clinical elegan .. The Skinny
5.0
At still others, it offers ideas and a perspective you probably wouldnt have otherwise considered. No La
4.3
In but 93 miuntes, the film delivers a potent history lesson, as well as an urgent call to awareness. Under The Radar Mag
5.0
The first thing to know about I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Pecks Oscar nominated documentary about writer and civil rights figure James Baldwin, is that .. Or Lando Weekly
4.5
The montage of violence and humiliation in the film is relentless. East Bay Express
5.0
Pecks transfixing film offers a portrait of the artist as an unshockable man. Seven Day Svt
4.5
Baldwins writings might dictate the movies shape and structure, but this is a documentary driven as much by images as words. Concrete Play Ground
5.0
It takes courage to be a witness just as it takes courage to be an actor. New Republic
5.0
More than simply weaving together Baldwins thoughts in an incisive, poetic way, what makes Pecks film truly remarkable is how it repeatedly connects t .. Bfi
4.5
Equal parts a maelstrom of black rage and a sleek, surgical assessment of the American Dream as it pertains to race. Blacknerd Problems
4.0
Together with the screenwriter Guillermo Calderon and the cinematographer Sergio Armstrong, the director has reimagined Nerudas story as a tour throug .. New States Man
4.5
As delivered by Samuel L. Jackson, its one of that great voices greatest performances.But theres much more to Pecks storytelling, including a bracingl .. New City Film
3.5
Given the sheer density of Baldwins worldview, it is not surprising that Peck examines some of Baldwins ideas through the medium of film of the era. Winnipeg Free Press
5.0
Vacation photographs often capture perfect moments in favorite places. Qc Times
4.5
This fatigue has only swollen in todays congested digital age, though the significance of the issues remains. Reel Talk Online
4.0
The story of the Negro in America is the story of America.It is not a pretty story. Vue Weekly
3.5
Raoul Pecks powerful documentary I Am Not Your Negro is not a straight up biography of writer and civil rights icon James Baldwin, nor does it claim t .. Sf Weekly
4.5
The story of the Negro in America is the Story of America.It will be bloody; it will be hard. Vulture
4.5
I Am Not Your Negro is told with riveting artistry, which ends up being both a strength and a weakness. Washington City Paper
5.0
New documentary uses words of James Baldwin to confront hard truths about race Raoul Pecks tremendous documentary I Am Not Your Negro shows great inte .. Metro Active
3.5
It is a film with many ideas and thoughts, which sometimes makes it difficult to watch because it can be overwhelming. Impulse Gamer
4.5
Acclaimed at many film festivals, I Am Not Your Negro is on the short list for eligibility as best documentary at the Academy Awards. Film Forward
4.5
For a documentary, it is getting a relatively well sized release. The Film Experience
4.5
Film Reviews I Am Not Your Negro documents James Baldwins words and world In the documentary I Am Not Your Negro, director Raoul Peck dramatizes writi .. Kdhx
5.0
And its not, precisely, a civil rights history, and yet it just might leave you with a new understanding, a new anger. Seattle Times
5.0
Never lost in the crowd: James Baldwin inspired I Am Not Your Negro. Commercial Appeal
3.5
If I Am Not Your Negro lacks subtlety as an objet dart, then, all I can say is America continues to live in hostile times. Cinema Scope
5.0
The story of the Negro in America is the story of America.It is not a pretty story. Pgh City Paper
5.0
Public intellectuals, as a species, once roamed the American airwaves.If you flipped on a talk show in 1963 or 1971, you might easily have heard Norma .. Seattle Weekly
4.5
The results are a blistering indictment of race relations both old and new. Dwight Brown Ink
4.5
It tells its story best through Baldwins own words rather than moving images. City Beat
4.5
What sets this film apart from other political docos is its profound emotionality. Junkee
4.5
Baldwins moral courage is embedded in the very title of the film. The Tyee
3.5
Martin Luther King Day is the perfect time for the broadcast premiere of Raoul Pecks Oscar nominated I Am Not Your Negro..Its an imaginative look not .. Roger Cat
5.0
I am Not Your Negro is a vital documentary, a gripping, deeply upsetting essay on the American racial divide.It is a powerful and potent modern histor .. M Live
4.5
Its not an easy movie to watch, but in its refusal to let its audience dissemble, its a strangely galvanising one. Daily Telegraph
4.5
Despite being central to a resurgent social activism filmmaking sector, I Am Not Your Negro has key points of difference to its co nominees. Screen Space(Squarespace)
5.0
It tacks between the great American thinkers riveting performances and an effortlessly dizzying fugue of stereotyped images, whitewashed drama, presen .. Bk Mag
4.5
It made me furious, it filled me with both hatred and pity, and it made me ashamed. Ny Books
4.5
But despair can be crippling and Peck and Baldwin both avoid this. Mubi
5.0
20 years after his death, James Baldwins voice, passion and insights are just as powerful as ever. James Wegg Review
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In his heartbreaking documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck, examines the story that James Baldwin never finished writing. Shadow And Act
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Still, for much of its 95 minutes, it presents a cogent narrative that reminds us of the deep seated inequality on which this country was founded, and .. Hammer To Nail
3.5
OWEN SUSKIND: It means you have special talents and skills inside you. Louis Proyect
5.0
In 1968, Balwdin is a guest on the Dick Cavett Show being asked by the host Why arent negroes more optimistic its getting so much better Un Cut
4.5
When the Oscars were handed out a week ago, the Best Documentary Feature award went to the ESPN production O.J.: Made in America..But though worthy, i .. Spokane7
5.0
If we dont, the ending of this horror story is sure be one the most frightening ever. Franks Reel Reviews
5.0
I Am Not Your Negro, is possibly one of the most revelatory, insightful and prescient visual documents on civil rights and race that has ever been com .. Graffiti With Punctuation
4.5
I Am Not Your Negro is a fitting tribute and introduction to James Baldwin stylish, to the point, and full of truths as timely now as they were when B .. Sojo
4.5
While this is an intellectual film, and a very discomfiting one, it is a film that all should experience. Rescu
5.0
It is not only a must see, but one that should be studied and absorbed over many viewings. Ap
3.5
Somehow this doesnt ruin the film; rather it bestows an aching awkwardness that almost seems like a self reflexive display. 4 Columns
4.5
With pure cinematic magic, Peck delivered one of the best documentaries of the year. Bet
4.0
I Am Not Your Negro is not an easy watch.Its not meant to be an easy watch. Glas Gow Live
3.5
It is impossible for any Negro in this country to be fitted into the social structure as it is. Wbai Radio Women Blog Spot ..
4.5
The movie provides an origin tale on several levels, not only of its key figures and their philosophy but equally of a line of thinking still at odds .. Goethe
4.0
This film is a journey into black American history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter and beyond. Culture Affinity Magazine ..
5.0
Baldwin concludes that The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. Aiken Local News



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