Black Ice is a worthy view for the casual historian, sports fanatic, or documentary lover. Hopefully the film will lead to longer stories on the many topics introduced.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 1, 2023

Shines a light on the black pioneers who made significant contributions to the sport. Viewers get to witness the pride & profound love that Blacks have for the game, while also envisioning a future where hockey becomes a more inclusive and dynamic sport.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 1, 2023

A wake-up call to Canadian hockey. Time heals all wounds, and eventually, hopefully, regardless of race, peace will reign in the world's hockey rinks. Sort of. Because hockey is seriously violent. Which is why it's fun.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2023

It's an interesting thing.

| Jul 22, 2023

Black Ice evokes a variety of emotions, from sadness to anger and shame, and is not only a damning and enlightening look at racism in hockey, but in Canada at-large.

| Jul 19, 2023

As an educational endeavor, the research, photos, newspapers articles, interviews and anecdotes from pioneers who’ve made inroads into the game are illuminating.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 18, 2023

As a Canadian filmmaker, Davis clearly has a deep respect for Canadian hockey and how BIPOC players of the sport have experienced deep racism. He should also be applauded for giving previously silenced individuals a platform to detail their experiences.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 18, 2023

Black Ice is the kind of film where you are in a different world once finishing it.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Jul 17, 2023

An informative film that explores what it’s like to be Black in a predominantly white game.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2023

One of the few documentaries that grasps the power of judiciously used re-creations.

| Jul 14, 2023

It provides vivid evidence of a toxic culture within a sport that some non-white people can’t help loving—or being very, very good at—anyway.

| Jul 14, 2023

An educational look at racist patterns in hockey that have existed since the sport’s inception, this documentary is a rallying cry for all fans to demand change for the better.

| Jul 14, 2023

For those wondering why hockey isn’t a more diverse sport, this eye-opening documentary has the answers.

| Jul 14, 2023

An icebreaking expose on the influence and oppression of Black athletes in Canada’s most treasured sport, hockey.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2023

Davis does well to never let the good or bad overpower the complexity of the full picture so his audience realizes things are simultaneously moving in the right direction while still being a long ways away from "fixed."

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 14, 2023

Black Ice tells the sobering story of racism in the sport of hockey.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2023

A mildly engaging, but heartfelt and enraging documentary.

| Jul 14, 2023

There are two things that are absolutely essential to Canadian identity. One is tolerance. The other is hockey. They come into sharp conflict in “Black Ice.”

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 13, 2023

The film will no doubt ruffle some feathers, challenge some long-held beliefs, and ultimately (hopefully) bring forth a deeper conversation regarding the history of hockey and the role Black people have played in a variety of Western cultures.

| Original Score: A | Jul 13, 2023

As a narrative ... Davis' effort is a bit too unfocused... to be as compelling as the subject matter demands.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 13, 2023