The American Society of Magical Negroes

The American Society of Magical Negroes

2024, PG-13, 104 min. Directed by Kobi Libii. Starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela Watkins.

REVIEWED Fri., March 15, 2024

Justice Smith and David Alan Grier star in first-time writer-director Kobi Libii’s satire about a secret society that exists to make the lives of white people easier.

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