![]() ![]() I missed the autobiographical details that led the author to his particular intellectual journey - a sojourn started on the hard-bitten streets of Baltimore, in fear-based fiefdoms that demand a survivalist’s toughness that Coates, as a parent, hopes his child won’t ever have to muster. Vance, as well as many lesser-known performers - makes sure that the occasional mannered monologue is soon followed by an interpretation that renders Coates’ words something resembling spoken poetry.įorbes expands Coates’ book from a letter by a father to his son to a more universally Black address - a decision that feels right on paper, but slightly less so in execution. But the sprawling cast - which also includes Mahershala Ali, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Mock, Wendell Pierce, Mj Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, Jharrel Jerome and Courtney B. ![]() No series made during the pandemic has boasted consistently great acting, and that’s the case here, too. ![]() It’s in those recitations that the HBO special occasionally falters. ![]()
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