Critics review “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” about Holiday’s song “Strange Fruit” and the federal agents who didn’t want her singing it; “My Darling Supermarket,” a documentary about grocery employees in São Paulo, Brazil; “Night of the Kings,” the Ivory Coast’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, about a young man who enters a prison located deep in the jungle, notorious for being ruled by its inmates; “The Father,” about an aging man who refuses all help from his daughter.
First-time actor Andra Day shines in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday,’ says critic
Credits
Guests:
- Alonso Duralde - chief US film critic for The Film Verdict and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife - @ADuralde
- Dave White - film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife - @dlelandwhite