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  2. Nov 1, 2019 · American Son. Drama. 90 minutes ‧ 2019. Glenn Kenny. November 1, 2019. 4 min read. The opening title of “American Son” deems it a “Netflix Television Event” rather than a movie. Replicating the cast of the Broadway production of the play of the same name, written by Christopher Demos-Brown, the action is set in the lobby of a Miami ...

  3. Oct 31, 2019 · Take the new Netflix movie “American Son,” a study of racism in, ahem, America, which tries very hard to squeeze significance out of every scene. Unfortunately it forgets to tell a story amid...

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  4. Sep 5, 2019 · A chamber-drama setting for issues that have spilled out into practically every corner of American life, Kenny Leon and Christopher Demos-Brown’s American Son places a black mother in the ...

  5. Kerry Washington capably anchors American Son with her nervy turn as a concerned mother, but the staginess of the production ill-serves its heavy-handed social commentary. Read Critics Reviews...

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  6. Nov 2, 2019 · Netflix's American Son Review. Despite contrived stage-play restrictions, Netflix's port of the Broadway play - complete with the same cast - is an occasionally powerful piece.

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  7. Nov 1, 2019 · CNN — “American Son” possesses considerable power in its premise, while wrestling with the claustrophobic aspects of transferring a stage play to the screen. Ultimately, the subject matter wins...

  8. Racism, parental dependence, heartbreak and police abuse are the issues American Son addresses in its hour and a half.

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