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26% Tomatometer 72 Reviews 63% Audience Score 100+ Verified Ratings THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES is a fresh, satirical comedy inspired by the "magical negro" cinematic trope popularized ...
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- Kobi Libii
- PG-13
- Justice Smith
Jan 20, 2024 · When juxtaposed with the conventional final grace note, you’re never totally sure if “The American Society of Magical Negroes” wants to critique the anti-Black world it exists in or is simply content smiling in the face of the status quo. This review was filed from the Sundance Film Festival. It opens on March 15th.
Mar 15, 2024 · Not unlike American Fiction, Society of Magical Negroes is convinced Black people on screen and in real life are, by and large, contending with the same stereotypes and barriers that we were 20 ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Kobi Libii’s satirical comedy, “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” opens in an art gallery where people are milling about. A young Black man tries to walk through the crowd ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Built atop a provocative-sounding title and premise, “The American Society of Magical Negroes” starts and ends quite well. Almost everything in between, alas, proves uneven and mostly lifeless ...
Mar 15, 2024 · THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES follows Aren (Justice Smith), who gets recruited by Roger (David Alan Grier) into a society of Black people who work to keep the Black population safe by being "magical Negroes"—i.e., Black people who serve White people by giving them sage advice, helping them with issues, and being emotional caretakers.
Mar 15, 2024 · “The American Society of Magical Negroes” starts with a promising premise: that the stock literary/cinematic character of a mystical, sometimes supernatural Black person who dispenses homespun ...
