“Summer of Soul”: Film Review Podcast

Posted: July 5th, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Film Reviews Podcast | No Comments »

OK, first of all, let it be known that the full title of this to-be-seen musical/ sociopolitical documentary is “Summer of Soul (Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).”

So, yes, there is some cultural stridency contained. But it comes in appropriate proportion, and is more than outweighed by a great number of searing musical performances. Some truly surprising, like that of the 5th Dimension.

Plus, you know, you get Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, Sly & the Stone Family, David Ruffin, the Chambers Brothers, and the proverbial many more.

The footage is from a series of concerts in Harlem in the summer of ’69. Which celluloid has been sitting in storage until drummer of The Roots Questlove fashioned this well-crafted documentary.

It can (and should) be seen on the big screen in theaters. And also can be streamed at Hulu.

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