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  2. Overall I enjoyed the movie though the pacing could be tighter with some of the lovey scenes being a bit redundant or some shots lingering a bit too long (I had that issue with Moonlight). Nevertheless, the acting and story keeps me engrossed.

  3. Many sequences from If Beale Street Could Talk linger long after viewing, standing apart with heartfelt love and caring. Full Review | Jul 22, 2021

  4. Sep 10, 2018 · Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk is such a lucid cinematic tome. To be sure, it clearly demands analysis and much thought long after its running time is over, but the soul of...

  5. Dec 14, 2018 · Fonny's trial looms, but an indifferent justice system keeps pushing the date, and it looks more and more likely that Fonny will remain in jail long after his child is born.

    • Chris Evangelista
  6. Feb 8, 2019 · Barry Jenkins follows up on his Oscar-winning film Moonlight with the even more impressive If Beale Street Could Talk, an adaptation of a James Baldwin novel. Shot in a hyper-lyrical fashion that...

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  7. Feb 26, 2019 · As the film progresses, Fonny’s simmering rage is gradually neutralized: he becomes accustomed to life in prison and (off-screen) negotiates a plea deal. Whereas in the novel, Baldwin leaves Fonny in a kind of limbo, in the film, Jenkins offers us a more complicated resolution.

  8. If Beale Street Could Talk is released in cinemas on Friday 8 February. Barry Jenkins follows his Oscar-winning Moonlight with another powerful tale of the black experience in America.