Reel Injun
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  • Summary: From Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists — including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Mean — Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to the present day. (Lorber Films)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pam Grady
    80
    There are gaps here and there, but it provides a fascinating introduction to a corner of film history that has gotten too little attention.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    Examines in entertaining detail the way Hollywood has treated North American natives going as far back as the days of silent flicks.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: James Adams
    75
    Entertaining and informative documentary on how native people have been portrayed on-screen over the years and how these portrayals have shaped native self-perception and non-native prejudice.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    60
    The first-person sections, however, couldn’t be more clumsy or grating, and every time Diamond’s tone-deaf narration starts repeating the obvious, you can feel an eye-opening history lesson turning into a quirky, orbs-glazing travelogue.

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