- Network: MGM+
- Series Premiere Date: Aug 11, 2024
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Scintillating survey. [5 - 25 Aug 2024, p.4]
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Engrossing history (and with an eyebrow-raising omission).
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Moving and reflective, the series reminds its audience that Black films are deeply connected to the American story and belong to the overall fabric of the cinema landscape.
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Hollywood Black is not an agenda series, but a discussion. .... Early on, one of Simien's guests says she doesn't know how to describe a Black film, but she knows one when she sees one. This reviewer knows a good docuseries when he sees one, and the latest is Hollywood Black.
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Full of fascinating conversations with fascinating people and packed with interest-piquing clips, Hollywood Black nevertheless falls well short of resembling a definitive documentary on the subject. But even well-informed viewers are bound to come away with several insights and a few overlooked texts to seek out.
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There is much that is profoundly informative, revelatory and sad in this four-part series. But the relentless deification of the dubious makes it seem unserious. Never mind all the tension here between wishful thinking and things as they are.