



Black Wax | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | January 26, 2016
plot | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
acting | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
sound | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
visuals | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
entertainment value | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
verdict | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |

An interesting slice of music history that avoids self-mythologizing itself. Good tunes, good point of view. Simply presented.

genre | Documentary | Music |
---|---|
synopsis | Gil Scott-Heron, one of rap's earliest (and unfortunately unknown) pioneers, gets his full due in Black Wax, the 1982 documentary recently reissued on video. Interspliced between performance footage of Scott-Heron and his Midnight Band are vignettes of him walking around Washington D.C., spouting his views on then-President Reagan (dubbed |
lead actors | Gil Scott-Heron |
director | Robert Mugge |