81
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAs we watch these once-marginalized artists thrillingly bring their past to bear on tense times, so does this look-and-listen complement the urgency of our newly charged civil rights moment.
- 88RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonPollard’s choice to end with a stirring a capella number by Son House still provided the uplift needed to fight another day.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThis captivating movie, like the blues itself, is at once a recognition of those somber truths and a gesture of protest against them.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBenefits from a fresh angle that will particularly appeal to blues aficionados.
- 75Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardSam Pollard's documentary teeters on reaching a higher plane of meaning simply through the efficiency of its information.
- 75Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsThe movie’s thesis is that the 1960s’ political clashes and cultural revelations were essentially linked, and equally liberating.