The American Society of Magical Negros review: Good idea, but not good enough for an entire film

JL;DR SUMMARY "The American Society of Magical Negros" is a film that attempts to satirize the racist trope of the Magical Negro in American cinema by exploring a premise where black characters aim to make white people happier for the betterment of black lives. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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