Till Review: Danielle Deadwyler Shines, But the Truth Is Brutal Enough

The murder of Emmett Till—a 14-year-old Black boy lynched in 1955 while visiting family in Mississippi—was a major inflection point in the civil rights movement of the last century. Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was galvanized into activism by her horrible loss, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Medgar Evers and other leaders in the struggle. Her story is a seismic one, a tragedy that helped give way to change. But does that mean it should be a film? When Till (premiering at the New York Film Festival on Saturday) was first announced, there was an immediate negative reaction online. The film, from director… Read Full Article