• A strong period drama with biting timely modern parallels to racism and frankly black people being treated better overseas than here at home
  • It’s well-acted throughout but to me the standout is Jason Mitchell’s work
  • We have as many as 4-5 voice overs— more than even casino (but not as many as say the thin red line) but it’s a big sweeping sprawling film (another comparison is cold mountain) and the voice overs help us jump immediately to the level of intimacy and sympathy for these characters
  • Intelligent and potent- covering the tough life in Mississippi
  • I absolutely love the finish with Mitchell’s Ronsel Jackson character
  • Very good photography but I left not exactly dying to see what Rees does next
  • Towards the very back end of my 2017 archives so far
  • Recommend