Miss Juneteenth is both an intimate illustration of a mother’s love and a much-needed education on the struggles facing the working-class Black community in the modern US.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 18, 2025

This is a slow-burning, well-observed story explores race, small-town angst and shattered hopes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 16, 2025

I’ve been a fan of Nicole Beharie since the first episode of Sleepy Hollow aired, and I’m so glad that a feature film finally gave her the opportunity to showcase her craft.

| Jul 16, 2024

One of the most rewarding dimensions of Miss Juneteenth is the insightful manner with which Peoples guides the viewer through the world of the pageant itself.

| Feb 6, 2024

A familiar but resonant film.

| Original Score: B | Mar 8, 2023

Godfrey’s character study has pacing issues, but Miss Juneteenth is a star-making vehicle for Nicole Beharie as Turquoise Jones that’s a grounded expression of motherhood you rarely see on screen.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

Authentic performances from all of the actors helped propel this film to another level.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 24, 2022

Solid hour and a half with a great performance by its lead actress.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 24, 2022

Beharie doesn’t give into histrionics, and instead, manages to find a quiet and grounded authenticity in her choices.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 5, 2022

The resilience is infectious, and (Beharie's) performance makes every small success enormously uplifting, even if the films third act offers some overly neat conclusions.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 17, 2022

Beharie is ethereal, emotional, and dazzling in her role as Turquoise. Depicting a raw, imperfect version of motherhood, she showcases her outstanding talent and charisma.

| Original Score: A | Feb 11, 2022

From its deeply complex performances to some of the beautifully lit imagery choices and the rich scenes that eloquently depict the struggles of Black womanhood & motherhood, Channing Godfrey Peoples delivers in her film directorial debut.

| Original Score: A | Feb 9, 2022

Beharie, who has always had a remarkable gravitas and intensity on the level of Regina King and Cynthia Erivo, is wonderful here. She carries director Channing Godfrey Peoples' debut film...

| Oct 6, 2021

The story takes different turns than those we expect, leaving us with a fresh tale that is also a warm and satisfying family drama.

| Oct 6, 2021

The film creates greater awareness about the significance of the Juneteenth holiday. And, that is very worth celebrating.

| Oct 6, 2021

Peoples' infuses her mother-daughter drama with a specificity and nuance that makes Miss Juneteenth special.

| Oct 6, 2021

Channing Godfrey Peoples' Miss Juneteenth is a beautiful exploration into the dreams we have for our children and the lengths we go to make sure they are realized.

| Oct 6, 2021

We instantly know everything about the characters, evoking a deep empathy.

| Sep 17, 2021

Beharie and Chikaeze are wonderful in their scenes together.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 29, 2021

The film connects with this history [Juneteenth] in a story about Turquoise and Kai both learning that they were always phenomenal, without a poem, without a pageant, without men.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 2, 2021