Fresh
Flawed as it is, "River" reminds us where all the great music came from.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Take Me
2014 · 11m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
,
André Turpin
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Take Me
Overview
A nurse working in a center for the disabled is confronted to his principles when he's asked to accomplish a particular task.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Three of the guitar marvels shown here - Hubert Sumlin, Teenie Hodges and Skip Pitts - have died since filming. This is a marginal but worthwhile footnote to their legacy.
Tim Campbell, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
The premise for this documentary couldn't be more stilted, and some of the matchups are enough to make you wince. But there are a few striking intergenerational moments.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
"Take Me to the River" includes just enough history of the civil rights era to lend it gravitas. The color-blind recording practices of studios like Stax were an anomaly at the time and are well worth noting.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
"Take Me to the River" is at its most interesting when zeroing in on the back-and-forth between musicians of different eras ...
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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