Because this is a film that flows rather than catapults through its plot, the stuff that another movie would pull off too neatly here feels ephemeral and slippery. The textures Gerima generates are as rigorous as they are personal.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 23, 2020

A righteously angry meditation on people, place and time, "Residue" marks not just an arresting directing debut for Gerima, but a blunt statement on contemporary culture.

| Sep 21, 2020

An artful and piercing debut.

| Sep 18, 2020

Gerima's challenging, engrossing filmmaking style is measured, simultaneously realistic and impressionistic.

| Sep 17, 2020

These issues persist. And Gerima explores new ways to dwell on them. If nothing else, the feelings he drums up in Residue linger.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 17, 2020

Merawi Gerima's debut makes a powerful impression.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 17, 2020

Even when I found the stylistic choices irritating, I couldn't deny that they were intentionally deployed by a confident filmmaker in full control of his craft.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 17, 2020

Merawi Gerima makes a stunning feature debut with "Residue," a moving homage to the Northeast Washington neighborhood where he grew up.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 16, 2020

Gerima films Jay's intimate confrontations with an impressionistic flair that focusses attention on characters' listening, thinking, and remembering...

| Sep 14, 2020