Bodied
A drama of a different kind and music seems more fun in that dramatic story we live with Adam Merkin. Adam is thinking of abandoning his studies to become a musician and a famous rap singer. Adam's first interest may be music and rap and the achievement of a great art model in art but he will face many challenges.
23 December 1988, San Diego, California, USA
26 April 1962, South Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
26 July 1974, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 October 1981, Pasadena, California, USA
14 April 1968, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
20 July 1974, San Francisco, California, USA
5 December 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 July 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 January 1976, Katonah, New York, USA
17 May 1996, San Diego, California, USA
November 09, 2018
The insightful and immersive film manages to both salute the artistry of battle rappers and satirize the hypocritical culture that sustains their livelihood.
November 05, 2018
Bodied is uneven, but it has the fire where it counts.
November 01, 2018
It's juvenile. It's irritating. Yet it's also fiendishly clever in the way it anticipates and dismantles every argument that could be made against it, and how it sneakily affirms the power of the words it slings around so freely.
November 08, 2018
[It's] blatantly offensive-racist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, ugly, repugnant, vulgar, etc., unapologetically so -- but takes full responsibility for everything that it is, everything that battle rap is, with the delicacy of a wet fart.
December 12, 2018
The hyper-stylized world [Joseph] Kahn creates has an artistry that barrels its way into the social consciousness in a manner that few films would ever attempt.
November 09, 2018
It's neither a rewarding drama nor a substantial set of ideas, but its implications and by-products, suggestions and overtones are far more enjoyable to contemplate than the movie is to experience.
November 04, 2018
Bodied is a deliriously rude provocation, maybe the most daring race-related movie since Spike Lee's Bamboozled.
November 09, 2018
It's shaggy, overlong, and sometimes tough to take, but ultimately if one can listen or read between the bars being spit, Bodied is smart and worthwhile viewing.
November 06, 2018
While overly long, the strong performances and Kahn's stylish visuals make this satire not one to miss.
November 02, 2018
We tip our caps to Kahn & Co.'s underdog story. But satire-wise, there's some killer bars left on the killing floor here.
November 07, 2018
It's not entirely successful, especially in how unclear it is with what conversation it's trying to start, if any at all, but it is undeniably entertaining as all hell throughout.
November 03, 2018
Along the way, there are good laughs, brain-rattling battles... and the kind of incisive social commentary that actually surprises with its targets and revelations.
