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Critic Reviews
Jan 6, 2022
Season 1 Review:
What generally saves “Women of the Movement” from becoming a rote piece of didactic storytelling is both the empathy of the direction and vulnerability of its main actors. ... Warren and “Women of the Movement” alike are clear-eyed in their portrayals of how a past atrocity unfolded on the most personal levels, and how it continues to echo today.
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Jan 5, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The six-episode series, whose executive producers include Jay-Z and Will Smith, showcases some of the better qualities of network TV — wide visibility, a prestigious tone — with a dramatic and visual stiffness that might make you wish for a premium cable treatment. Even then, you’ll be better off for having watched it.
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Jan 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Framed as a profile of Mamie. That it isn’t, really, turns out to be both its biggest flaw and its saving grace. While the show—a rare serious, vividly realized period drama amid broadcast TV’s glut of procedurals—falls short of greatness, its existence as a counter-narrative to whitewashed histories feels crucial at a time when Americans are so fiercely divided over the very basics of how we teach and learn about race in our country.
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Jan 6, 2022
Season 1 Review:
“Women of the Movement” doesn’t succeed in shedding new light on the story, though it is thoughtfully made and devastating, enraging and necessarily difficult viewing. It also has an unmistakable Hollywood smoothness to it that sometimes feels at odds with the tenor of the story itself.
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The GuardianJan 6, 2022
Season 1 Review:
At its best, Women of the Movement provocatively explores a chapter of American history most don’t know enough about with sensitivity, faithfulness and care not to exploit trauma. ... Its perspective unsuccessfully veers into the white southerners who conduct the trial in Mississippi. ... [There] are reasons to trust the creators’ vision, even if it frustratingly strays from the woman at the center in its first outing.
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IndieWireJan 6, 2022
Season 1 Review:
In a bid to be inclusive, it tries to do too much and isn’t navigated by a clear narrative voice. It’s not the first, and likely won’t be the last account of Emmett Till’s murder and aftermath. It’s unfortunate that it doesn’t do enough to separate itself from the deluge.
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