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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

Joe Talbot United States, 2019
Unabashed love for its characters is one of the many virtues of the enchanting The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
June 18, 2019
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The film uses slow motion and stylized zooms to create surreal moments contrasting with an on-the-ground immediacy. Impressive as they are, mixing these tones sometimes distracts from the sublime lead performances.
June 18, 2019
Through a nostalgic blend of surrealism and emotional urgency, the film tackles San Francisco’s savage gentrification problem that continues to displace its communities of color.
June 12, 2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco feels vacuum-sealed, full of pointed choices about what and whom to represent and what to leave to suggestion that feel miscalculated.
June 7, 2019
The New York Times
Much depends on Jimmie, who waxes and wanes, sometimes rises and then falls in a city that — with this ravishing movie — he insistently stakes a claim on, one indelible image at a time.
June 6, 2019
Elegies for a dead or dying San Francisco lie thick on the ground, but a ravishing new film made by two friends who grew up there offers a loving elegy for the city's black community.
June 6, 2019
Despite its banalized substance and plasticized surfaces, the film is well worth seeing for the strong and passionate core that it nonetheless contains—not because of but despite its director’s and screenwriters’ efforts.
June 5, 2019
Talbot is a striking filmmaker, giving his film both a lived-in authenticity — the location work is evocative, and he’s filled the screen with oddball locals — and a fairy-tale hermeticism.
January 29, 2019
That sincere affection comes through thanks to Majors’ and Fails’ involved performances. To balance out the more affecting notes of their work, they also bring a childlike playfulness that suffuses their interactions when luck intervenes in their favor.
January 26, 2019