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
Billie Holiday (Andra Day) in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Photo by Takashi Seida/Hulu.
Credits
Guests:
Alonso Duralde - film critic for The Wrap and co-host of Linoleum-Knife.com -
@ADuralde,
Dave White - film critic for The Wrap and co-host of Linoleum-Knife.com -
@dlelandwhite
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Angie Perrin,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Rosalie Atkinson,
Brian Hardzinski,
Bennett Purser