2019

2019

Summary In this lavish, 1930s-era drama, Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. Now, Francis Ford Coppola's extraordinary film is brought to vivid new life in The Cotton Club Encore. Featuring never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences that deepen ...

2019

2019

The Cotton Club Encore

Name: The Cotton Club Encore
Released: 2019-10-11
Rating: 64

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

63% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

63% Positive
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The Guardian

Nov 16, 2019

This is a gift to cinephiles everywhere from deep in the cellar and we’re all lucky to get a sip.

By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Nov 16, 2019

This cut makes a film that felt like a failure into one of Coppola’s very best pictures. This movie is a feast with all the trimmings, and then some.

By Dan Callahan FULL REVIEW

LarsenOnFilm

Jul 14, 2020

What’s difficult to get past, even in Encore, is the queasiness of those minstrelsy club numbers, where the White audience gazes at Black bodies as the camera performs pyrotechnics. The vantage point is simply too compromised.

By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Nov 16, 2019

Though it’s still not entirely successful, I’m glad this version exists. Coppola’s restoration has turned a hot mess into a noble failure.

By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW

The New Yorker

Nov 16, 2019

Coppola can’t avoid a dash of mythology when filming brutal killings, but he also looks grimly at the Mob’s role in popular artistry—and in enforcing racial barriers.

By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

Nov 16, 2019

The Cotton Club does look terrific and has its moments. It’s certainly not an embarrassment. It’s just not . . . very good.

By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Nov 16, 2019

In the end, there’s a point about black struggle alongside white dominance in The Cotton Club Encore that Coppola can’t get quite right because, ultimately, atmosphere won out over emotion.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

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