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Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews
Oct 27, 2023
Nov 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
There’s deliciousness to be found in the specificity of Black Cake’s story, in being submerged in its island flavors and cultural complexities. (Speaking of, the costumes and production design are beautifully crafted, smoothly transporting viewers between decades and continents.) With an ocean’s worth of possibilities, however, we just wish it plumbed deeper.
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Nov 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Adapting an acclaimed novel that earned praise from, among others, Barack Obama, Black Cake serves up a sizable slice of period drama, deflated somewhat by the central character’s less-interesting children. The mix of soap-opera elements and mystery still makes this Hulu production enticing, but not as unreservedly as it could and perhaps should be.
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Nov 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Black Cake works best when it concentrates on how Covey became Eleanor and managed to make a life for herself despite the secrets she kept. The impact of those secrets on the present day feel like more of a punctuation on the story instead of part of the story itself.
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Oct 27, 2023
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