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BlackAF - Season 1
The series follows a distinctive drama by the father who appears to be taking an unfaithful and honest approach to parenting and the relationships he fights daily. While filming a documentary for application at New York University, Drea appears through her non-nominated family, and Kenya is considering loosening his 'flexing' around white people in her life.
24 August 1972, Long Beach, California, USA
July 17, 1987 in Orange County, California, USA
April 26, 1990 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
9 August 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 March 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 June 1974, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
7 June 1961, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
8 July 1960, Queens, New York, USA
April 15, 2020
Though #blackAF is frequently very smart, and at times explosively funny, the comparisons it constantly invites to Barris' previous work can be terribly distracting.
April 15, 2020
#BlackAF continues the diminished returns of Barris' -ish series, and makes apparent his need to develop new ideas.
April 16, 2020
I'm not regularly astonished by how good a show is right out of the gate. "#blackAF" is astonishingly good from the get-go.
April 16, 2020
This warts, wealth and all depiction goes far deeper than just its barrage of sharp one-liners and rants.
April 16, 2020
#blackAF takes a little while to settle into its voice and tone, but by the excellent fifth episode, it has its own smart groove, one driven unexpectedly by the toxicity - autobiographical or not - of the main characters.
April 16, 2020
Ultimately, it's uncertain what audiences are meant to understand about Barris, if anything at all, or the world he's created within the series. Because even as a source of pure entertainment, it falls flat.
April 16, 2020
It's both a tired concept and an awkwardly constructed one, something that cute hashtags and the occasional clever Hollywood/L.A. reference can't fix.
April 15, 2020
#blackAF is a fiasco only interesting in the degree to which it detonates and, retroactively, somewhat spoils Barris's work so far.
April 16, 2020
Though he's no actor, Barris' Larry-David-like self-awareness lends authenticity to his performance. Even if it takes another season to perfect, #blackAF feels substantial enough to justify the investment.
April 16, 2020
On Netflix, Barris's acid tone drops to an even lower pH level. The jabs are so cutting and downright mean, you can feel less like a viewer than a family therapist.
