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With all the action packed into a 24-hour period, the film explores religion, sexuality, death, racial oppression, the origins of the blues and the interplay of white, Native American and Black culture in American music and identity.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Benetton Group is feeling the blues.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
What was so dope about diving into the blues was hearing their stories.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Santa Cruz, a hunk of volcanic rock wedged between the blues of sky and ocean and inhabited by over a thousand scrappy species of creatures and plants, feels magnificently wild.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
This was at a time before the blues had become popularized and migrated to clubs on the North Side, and so Branch spent nights at such South and West Side clubs as Pepper’s Lounge, Checkerboard, Theresa’s Lounge and no-name basements and informal spaces.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The reds and oranges are from iron; the blues and bright greens are from copper; manganese produces black and brown.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
In the case of Delta Slim, Lindo immersed himself in the world of the blues.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Although the blues is heavily associated with areas like Chicago or the Mississippi Delta, Georgia’s blues legacy is equally vast.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Benetton Group is feeling the blues.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
What was so dope about diving into the blues was hearing their stories.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Santa Cruz, a hunk of volcanic rock wedged between the blues of sky and ocean and inhabited by over a thousand scrappy species of creatures and plants, feels magnificently wild.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
This was at a time before the blues had become popularized and migrated to clubs on the North Side, and so Branch spent nights at such South and West Side clubs as Pepper’s Lounge, Checkerboard, Theresa’s Lounge and no-name basements and informal spaces.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The reds and oranges are from iron; the blues and bright greens are from copper; manganese produces black and brown.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
In the case of Delta Slim, Lindo immersed himself in the world of the blues.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Although the blues is heavily associated with areas like Chicago or the Mississippi Delta, Georgia’s blues legacy is equally vast.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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“The blues.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20blues. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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