Review of Black Is King (2020) by Striga — 03 Aug 2020

Ayo...Ayo... Hol' up. Hol' up. You telling me, we wuz Lion Kangz? And......

This review of Black Is King (2020) was written by Striga on 03 August 2020.

Black Is King has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jaelani Turner-Williams (1) for Polygon (677) on 18 Aug 2020

Finding self-identity through the guidance of her ancestors, Beyoncé lays bare that celebrating Blackness isn’t just an appreciation of…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 05 Aug 2020

Black Is King—like the offstage sequences of Homecoming or the soft-glow segments of Lemonade—is ultimately a project of image…

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By Banthasalesman (2) on 08 Aug 2020

This is a 90 minute music video, it isn’t well planned out and tbh although it’s supposed to be based on Lion King that connection is…

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By Shannon Miller (16) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Sep 2020

Black Is King reconfirms a notion that many understood back in 2016 with Lemonade: When it comes to pairing strong, resplendent imagery…

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By Chanté Joseph (1) for The Guardian (2,969) on 31 Jul 2020

It is compelling in every sense and takes you on a moving journey: not only through the story of The Lion King, but through a small portion…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 01 Aug 2020

Stuffed with gorgeous costumes, vivid choreography and deft tunes, Black Is King doesn’t have the depth or anguish that made Lemonade so…

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By Kat Brown (16) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 03 Aug 2020

And there we were thinking the stage recording of Hamilton was going to be the best thing on Disney+ this summer. Fools…

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By Lindadeyemo (1) on 01 Aug 2020

Beautiful album celebrating blackness, not at the expense of other races, but purely to uplift something that has so much negativity and…

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By Sophia Ordaz (1) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 03 Aug 2020

Out of a dazzling fusion of the hottest trends of American R&B and Afrobeat, this visual album proposes a pan-African vision of legacy,…

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By Resilientfightr (1) on 01 Aug 2020

It was boring to watch, the political statement supporting it is why its being overrated but if it was released 20 years ago then it would…

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