The American Society of Magical Negroes
A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.
Cast
Justice Smith
as Aren
David Alan Grier
as Roger
An-Li Bogan
as Lizzie
Drew Tarver
as Jason Munt
Michaela Watkins
as Masterson
Aisha Hinds
as Gabbard
Tim Baltz
as Officer Miller
Rupert Friend
as Mick
Nicole Byer
as DeDe
Zachary Barton
as Collector #2
Reviews
CinemaSerf
I think that for satire to work, you have to be able to ensure that the audience is on board with the underlying premiss it's trying to achieve. Despite a decent effort from Justice Smith's "Aren" (and his impressive collection of knitwear) I just wasn't. Relying on long forgotten (if, indeed, they ...
r96sk
<em>'The American Society of Magical Negroes'</em> is hit-and-miss. I wasn't disliking it all that much, though when the credits rolled I kinda didn't have anything majorly noteworthy to think about it. Like the score is genuinely ace and the cast are alright, but that's it. It's pretty forgettab...
