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Apr 5, 2019 · Reviews. Native Son. Monica Castillo April 05, 2019. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Screen adaptations of well-known books are a tricky art. Stray too far from the source material, and purists will be upset. Stick too close to the text, and you risk alienating others.
Jan 26, 2019 · Native Son review – Ashton Sanders dominates darkly compelling adaptation. Richard Wright’s controversial novel gets a haunting contemporary update that boasts another lingering performance...
62% Tomatometer 52 Reviews 48% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A young African-American living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after becoming a chauffeur for an ...
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Native Son Released Jun 16, 1951 1h 31m Drama List 44% Tomatometer 9 Reviews Author Richard Wright (Richard Wright) portrays his novel's Bigger Thomas, a young chauffeur trapped in an...
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Native Son is a highly watchable and frequently discomfiting film in which the violence of one generation melts smoothly and nastily into the violence of another. Full Review | Original...
Jan 25, 2019 · ‘Native Son’: Film Review | Sundance 2019. Director Rashid Johnson and playwright Suzan-Lori Parks deliver a modernized adaptation of Richard Wright novel 'Native Son,' starring Ashton...
Jan 25, 2019 · Jan 25, 2019 12:02am PT. Sundance Film Review: ‘Native Son’. Ashton Sanders gives a poetic performance as the hero of Richard Wright's novel in an updated version that works — until the novel...