Freeze Frame: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (R), "Fatale" (R), "Another Round" (Not rated), "The Bee Gees: How Do You Mend a Broken Heart" (Not (Freeze Frame)

Freeze Frame: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (R), "Fatale" (R), "Another Round" (Not rated), "The Bee Gees: How Do You Mend a Broken Heart" (Not

Freeze Frame · Dec 17, 2020 · 2m

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

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The valedictory performance from the late Chadwick Boseman may well earn him an Oscar. He’s dynamic as a troubled trumpet player in the Netflix adaptation of August Wilson’s acclaimed play, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” It tells the tragic story of an ill-fated blues recording session in 1927 and touches on themes of racism, sexism, faith […]