<p>In which the Mister joins me in reviewing MA RAINEY&#39;S BLACK BOTTOM (2020) from writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson and director George C. Wolfe.  Adapted from the August Wilson play, the legendary &quot;Mother of the Blues&quot; Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) arrives at a sweltering Chicago recording studio for a session fraught with tension between her, her white management, and her ambitious band.  While Ma fiercely guards her artistic authority and personal dignity against exploitation, her volatile trumpeter Levee (Chadwick Boseman) pushes for a modernized sound, fueled by his own traumatic past and a desperate desire for stardom.  As the afternoon wears on, the recording booth becomes a pressure cooker where clashing egos and deep-seated racial grievances threaten to boil over into an irreversible confrontation.  The film clocks in at 1 h and 34 m, is rated R and you can find it on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.<br>#MaRaineysBlackBottom #AugustWilson #RubenSantiagoHudson #GeorgeCWolfe #ViolaDavis #MaRainey #ChadwickBoseman #Levee #ColmanDomingo #Cutler #GlynnThurman #Toledo #MichaelPotts #SlowDrag #JeremyShamos #Irvin #JonnyCoyne #Sturdyvan #TaylourPaige #DussieMae #DusanBrown #Sylvester #PeriodDrama #Drama #Music #BlackStories #BlackHistoryMonth  @Netflix  #FridayFamilyFilmNight<br></p><p>And if you can support my @CovenantHouse sleepout, it would be appreciated.  Any amount will go a long way to help the young people they help.  This is an organization that&#39;s existed since I was a teen and they continue this life saving work.  You can donate here<br>https://www.sleepout.org/participants/66266<br>Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library</p>