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Pass Over

2018

Spike Lee, Danya Taymor

Blake DeLong, Ryan Hallahan, Jon Michael Hill, Julian Parker

5.0

70

Drama Moses and Kitch, two young black men, chat their way through a long, aimless day on a Chicago street corner. Periodically ducking bullets and managing visits from a genial but ominous stranger and an overtly hostile police officer, Moses and Kitch rely on their poetic, funny, at times profane banter to get them through a day that is a hopeless retread of every other day, even as they continue to dream of their deliverance... Playwright ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Arifa Akbar The Guardian	"As a drama, Pass Over is a masterful tragedy. As a reflection of the world, it is all too real and utterly woeful (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"A superb film, one that, as the saying goes, finds the director working at the height of his powers"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	As a brilliant mix of the theatrical and cinematic, Lee’s vivid adaptation of 'Pass Over' does not concern just Nwandu’s story, but the very experience of it (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest. A housing-project Godot for the age of Trump"
		Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Pass Over' won’t tell anyone anything they don’t already know, but Nwandu is an undeniably talented and timely voice — one that howls to be heard. And Lee right by her"
		Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"'Waiting for Godot' meets 'Do the Right Thing' (...) A brief yet rousing experience, one that retains its theatrical power"

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