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The Subject

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A successful white documentary filmmaker deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he shoots a new series for a major network, someone films his every move, threatening his idyllic life.
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Phil Hoad Guardian The Subject goes long on its thesis statement about white privilege, but doesn’t cut to the quick like Get Out. Rated: 3/5 Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter With its underwhelming performances, confusing pacing and at times wearisome dialogue, The Subject stumbles and struggles to break new ground. Oct 22, 2021 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills They're both powerful in their ways, but taken together, the very different dramatic techniques clash. Even so, The Subject remains worth seeing... Oct 28, 2021 Full Review Josh Bell Crooked Marquee The movie is impressively ambitious, with some powerful moments and a surprisingly strong lead performance from Jason Biggs. Rated: B- Oct 26, 2021 Full Review Sarah Bea Milner Screen Rant The Subject highlights white privilege - but also reduces its BIPOC characters to stereotypes who service the white, male protagonist's story. Rated: 2/5 Oct 24, 2021 Full Review Monique Jones Common Sense Media An intense, engaging, mature and drama about racial issues... Rated: 4/5 Oct 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Walter C The movie was slow .It was hard to really get observed by the plot.It did pick up half way through.The main characters had each a story about their reality within the confines of Harlem. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/07/22 Full Review Timothy B Second half was excellent. Ellis was amazing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/31/22 Full Review greg d Nothing new or original. A frustrating , dreary drama with no happy ending. Jason Biggs should go back to copulating apple pies... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Way unbelievable politcally correct junk. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A successful white documentary filmmaker deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he shoots a new series for a major network, someone films his every move, threatening his idyllic life.
Director
Lanie Zipoy
Producer
Gahlia Eden, Megan Kingery, Jess Weiss, Lanie Zipoy
Screenwriter
Chisa Hutchinson
Production Co
Prochaine Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2021
Runtime
1h 59m
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