You can never have enough Storyville documentaries, and this look at the life of Arthur Ashe proved to be just the ticket.

| Jul 8, 2022

If the result never entirely convinced us that its subject measures up to our exacting modern standards, it left us in no doubt that the reverence was justified.

| Jun 30, 2022

Eye-opening...

| Jun 28, 2022

A necessary documentation of a life perhaps remembered for tennis first and his tragic end second. Ashe's rise to activism and how to cautiously react to the McEnroes of the world deserves a higher ranking.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2022

What I found compelling about the film was how it focused on how our lives are shaped by the events that take place around us... It was fascinating to watch this compassionate giant reach his eventual and inevitable voice.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 10, 2022

An extremely interesting film that clearly had access to his family and to their materials.

| Dec 21, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

| Dec 21, 2021

Citizen Ashe is informative and inspiring, albeit sometimes slow-moving.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 16, 2021

This thoughtful documentary about Arthur Ashe, the first African American man to win Wimbledon in 1975, understands that representation is only one step towards equality.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 12, 2021

The life of the tennis player Arthur Ashe (who died in 1993) provides numerous compelling stories, and this unfussy documentary by Rex Miller and Sam Pollard does them justice.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 12, 2021

He was a fine man and fully deserving of this admiring film.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 10, 2021

Yes, Arthur Ashe was a wonderful person and a great tennis player, but he was also something to strive for. He was a model Citizen.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 10, 2021

Ultimately, if Miller and Pollard don't paint a particularly warts-and-all portrait of Ashe, they don't set him up as some sort of saint either: just a certain man of a certain era with an amazing talent. It's a fitting tribute.

| Dec 9, 2021

This is a decent film.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2021

A fascinating portrait of a complex character.

| Dec 7, 2021

Fans of tennis and fascinating American lives will be equally satisfied.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 3, 2021

Providing a timely glimpse into the life and legacy of trailblazing tennis star Arthur Ashe, this straightforward documentary should connect with more than just sports fans.

| Dec 3, 2021

Citizen Ashe settles for the simple conclusion that he was a great man. It's not wrong.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 2, 2021

There's much to like about "Citizen Ashe," which at times seems ready (understandably) to succumb to full-fledged hagiography.

| Dec 2, 2021

A well-edited, inspirational glimpse of Arthur Ashe as a humanitarian activist, a talented, groundbreaking tennis player and a compassionate human being.

| Original Score: 8.7472/10 | Nov 30, 2021