re: The Free State of Jones?

Most of the critics I've listened to were just saying it's not an interesting movie. A lot of references to a made-for-tv movie.

A black critic I listen to (and usually disagree with even though I see his point) actually went on a long rant about how he was sick of slave movies and he never wanted to see another one again and it's a time to go on to something else.

I'm paraphrasing but
"Why does every major black actor have to be in a slave movie. Why is it a subject that we all have to continually go back to over and over and over again. Slavery sucked. We don't need to keep going back over that again and again. Instead of having all this talent making recitative movies, why can't they focus on getting parts in major pictures. You don't aim to be a good black actor or white actor or Asian actor. You aim to be a good actor period. And once we start appreciating good actors more and filling roles for talent than all this stereotyping, movies will be the better for it."