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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonBy virtue of its subject, Always in Season is going to be a very hard sit for many, but this film should be seen. It is an unflinching look at how the racial sins of the past remain flowing through the arteries of the present day.
- 80Screen DailyStephen WhittyScreen DailyStephen WhittyAn artful, deeply felt documentary, Always in Season has its own, sadly necessary reasons for being.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThis film offers an engrossing mix of history, investigation and activism.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreSo far, in Monroe, where white folks interviewed in the film Always in Season lament the reenactment and gripe about “leaving the past alone,” nobody’s talked.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichOlive paints a portrait of righteous rage and determination.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThe impact of hearing Danny Glover’s calm voice reading published invitations to lynching parties remains chillingly undiminished.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergOlive weaves these stories together with fluidity and purpose, but the ideas of Always in Season sometimes crowd one another out.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandWhile Olive’s apparent desire to layer together Lacy’s tragic story with historical stories of lynching and the way they impact current culture is understandable (and admirable), the trio of stories that make up Always in Season never fit together.