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John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

Documentary, Self: John Lewis

Documentary The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.

	Media	Author	Review
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"There can be no doubt that John Lewis is the movie star of the summer (...) Lewis embodies the virtues of committing to a cause that can be found throughout Porter’s work, and the movie gives him plenty of room to run the show"
		Chris Barsanti The Playlist	"An inspiring documentary (...) But too often the movie misses the chance to dig deeper into those issues and remains stalled at the glowing portraiture stage"
		Risa Sarachan Forbes	"Porter has created a film that can be shared with the entire family and that can inspire meaningful conversations during this historic and unprecedented moment"
		Marc Bernardin Entertainment Weekly	"'John Lewis: Good Trouble' is absolutely inspiring — but it stops a bit short of being illuminating."
		Beandrea July The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] has a powerful visual effect. And Tamar-Kali’s punchy yet reflective score imbues the pic with an upbeat modern tempo. Overall, the doc is what you’d expect"
		Mark Jenkins Slant	"The film is well-outfitted with telling, thematically rich shards of historical information (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Tomris Laffly Variety	"'Good Trouble' feels a tad unfinished in its formation, missing a historic postscript in the state of affairs it depicts."
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"[It strikes] a good balance between revisiting Lewis’s most famous work as an activist and chronicling his life today"
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"An intimate homage to both the legend and the man, as spry and lively as Lewis himself (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

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