Netflix’s “Mudbound” Isn’t Conquering The Award Circuit Because Black Pain Isn’t The Star Attraction
4 min readJan 11, 2018
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Actually pain is the main attraction of Netflix’s Mudbound — a stellar offering by the incredibly talented Dee Rees — who gave critics reasons for enduring praise back in 2011 when her debut feature Pariah hit the circuit. The then burgeoning filmmaker captured the moving portrait of a 17-year-old African-American girl…