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REVIEW: ‘The Piano Lesson’ Is Netflix’s Best

Period horror stories can be some of the best. The lack of technology pushes filmmakers and writers to craft stories bound by the limits of the imagination, with characters who use emotive tethers ...
NPR

Family and legacy laced through Malcolm Washington's 'The Piano Lesson'

When Malcolm Washington was just coming out of a directing program, trying to figure out what should his first feature film be, he landed on a choice that might intimidate any director, let alone a ...
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'The Piano Lesson' Is Now Streaming on Netflix

One of the best movies of 2024 is now available to stream on Netflix. Met with widespread critical acclaim upon release, The Piano Lesson is now a hot Oscars contender, and marks the directorial debut ...
The New York Times

‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Ghosts in the Instrument

This film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play falters in some specifics, but is still vital viewing. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...
Chicago Tribune

Column: August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ jumps from stage to screen, with a pair of Washingtons in charge

Playwright August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” comes down to this: A sister and brother, haunted by the violent disruption of their Mississippi childhoods, reunite in 1936 Pittsburgh. It’s a tense ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Malcolm Washington on Surprising His Mom With ‘The Piano Lesson’ Tribute

The filmmaker, the son of Pauletta and Denzel Washington, makes his feature directorial debut on the August Wilson adaptation for Netflix. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter In 2020, ...
Newsday

'The Piano Lesson' review: August Wilson's masterful drama

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The August Wilson play "The Piano Lesson" gets adapted to the screen for Netflix by Malcolm Washington (son of Denzel), who makes his directorial debut. The play, which was also ...
Deadline.com

John David Washington On ‘The Piano Lesson’, A Unique Achievement With Christopher Nolan & The Play He Would Most Like To Tackle Next

When John David Washington, the star of features like Tenet, Monsters and Men, and BlacKkKlansman logs onto our Zoom call from Los Angeles, I’m first struck by his t-shirt. He’s wearing one of those ...
Los Angeles Magazine

John David Washington Plays All the Right Notes in ‘The Piano Lesson’

What sustains a family? Generational wealth? Trinkets ancestors have left behind? Stories told over a fire on a snowy evening? These questions get a cathartic rumination in The Piano Lesson, the ...
IndieWire

Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington on the Transformative Impact of ‘The Piano Lesson’

The stars of Netflix's "The Piano Lesson" have now both played the same role in the August Wilson piece, which they tell IndieWire changed both of their lives for the better. Despite Samuel L. Jackson ...
Variety

‘The Piano Lesson’ Director Malcolm Washington on Adapting August Wilson’s Haunting Play For a New Generation: ‘The Vision We Were Presenting Is Pretty Bold’

The first time Malcolm Washington attended the Toronto International Film Festival, he was a spectator, along for the ride as his older brother, actor John David Washington, debuted a film. “I’m a ...