D-Season 1She’s Gotta Have It leaves questions unanswered in a disappointing finaleAli Barthwell12/30/17 3:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkFrom the moment this series dropped, commentary and criticism about this episode has been all over Twitter. It’s the…
D+Season 1A jumbled, pedantic episode does not bode well for the end of She’s Gotta Have ItAli Barthwell12/16/17 9:40pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThere have been more than a few remarks and concerns in the comments that I’m not a big enough fan of Spike Lee. It’s…
CSeason 1She’s Gotta Have It is too indecisive as it enters its final act Ali Barthwell12/14/17 1:30amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkOne of the most infuriating things about She’s Gotta Have It is the show can’t decide if it wants to be an explicitly…
CSeason 1She’s Gotta Have It explores the men’s inner lives but it feels too lateAli Barthwell12/11/17 1:30amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI said in a previous review that Nola Darling is a Hannah Horvath and that framing was crucial to the show.…
D+Season 1She’s Gotta Have It loses it with unsuccessful attempts at comedyAli Barthwell12/08/17 12:15pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe climax of Shemekka’s plastic surgery storyline is so disgusting and revolting that it dominates this episode. It’s…
CSeason 1She’s Gotta Have It explores the characters’ lives but can’t give up the lecturesAli Barthwell12/05/17 2:15pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis episode of She’s Gotta Have It finally expands the world of the show beyond what’s happening immediately in Nola’s…
BSeason 1Humanizing Nola creates a relaxed and sensitive episode of She's Gotta Have ItAli Barthwell12/02/17 9:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe next sentence is going to sound outrageous and might even offend and confuse some readers. Nola Darling is a Hannah…
C-Season 1A dour and unbelievable plotline sucks all the fun out of She’s Gotta Have ItAli Barthwell11/30/17 12:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn the first two episodes of She’s Gotta Have It, we’re told by Jamie, Greer, and Mars that Nola is a freak and a sex…
C+Season 1She’s Gotta Have It’s dialogue suffers from a dated point of viewAli Barthwell11/28/17 2:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe limitations of the writing of She’s Gotta Have It really come to the forefront in “#BootyFull (SELF ACCEPTANCE).”…
A-Season 1She’s Gotta Have It delivers rich, stylized fun in a premiere that's a little cornyAli Barthwell11/26/17 12:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe premise of the Netflix series, She’s Gotta Have It, based on the 1986 Spike Lee film of the same name isn’t radical…
APre-AirShe’s Gotta Have It is Spike Lee’s best work in decadesAshley Ray-Harris11/22/17 9:00amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkShe’s Gotta Have It is good. If you look at Spike Lee’s career, it’s easy to fault him for his missteps: He has…
