Once you go full black, you ain't never going back!
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Once you go full black, you ain't never going back!
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
I would give it an 8.5/10 (and I'd round down to 8 for most rating systems). The movie didn't begin as I expected? but I honestly just liked it more and more as it went on. A story 100% worth telling and watching, in my opinion. Would have liked to see more of Sterling K. Brown bc I love him (impossible to get enough haha), but everyone did a great job. I cried once or twice. I def hope to see more from the director! And I wish I had more time to read bc I am also very curious abt the book that inspired it all!
Jeffrey Wright was absolutely exceptional in this role amongst the rest of this phenomenal cast; and I really enjoyed the story as well as all of the character dynamics and intricacies between them. This movie hit on a lot of very important topics in an extremely tactful way, and instead of clubbing you over the head with someone's idea, it leaves you with multiple points of view allowing you to discern your own conclusion.
I also just want to add that the entire way the publishing and media industry was represented is sadly all too believable.