I wish it took some more chances, but it is solidly made.

| Sep 1, 2020

Solid, but not necessarily more than that.

| Sep 1, 2020

"The 24th" means well, and while it, sadly, mostly elicits a shrug, what the film lacks in pizzaz it more than makes up for in educational value, for better or worse.

| Original Score: C+ | Aug 27, 2020

An important reminder of a dark chapter in American history. It is an unflinching look at grotesque bigotry toward young Black American patriots who only wanted to serve their country...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 25, 2020

In many ways, [Wilmott's] classical approach to the filmmaking leaves us vulnerable to the gut-punch of the film's climax and resolution.

| Aug 22, 2020

While the harrowing second act and the tragic final minutes bring some redemption to Willmott's The 24th, the historical drama is too distracted with showing the brutality inflicted upon these men rather than their humanity.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 21, 2020

"The 24th" is a remarkable film; it's also a remarkable part of a body of work that is an all-too-hidden wonder.

| Aug 21, 2020

The tragic 1917 incident in Houston is a worthy subject that has huge racial/social implications. It's a story that deserves to be told. But it deserves to be told well.

| Aug 20, 2020

"The 24th" can at times be cumbersomely didactic and formulaic, but it finds plenty of contemporary relevance in a story that should be far more widely known than it is.

| Aug 20, 2020

It's a sobering reminder, during the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, how undervalued Black lives have been, and for so long, in this country.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2020

This stultifyingly earnest movie makes its points with such a heavy hand that its horrors struggle to resonate.

| Aug 20, 2020

It is a sobering and worthwhile film for its exploration of the subject of police brutality and race and how little has really changed in over a century.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 20, 2020