
TWO TRAINS RUNNIN' is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, set in Mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. With performances by Gary Clark Jr, Valerie June, Lucinda Williams, North Mississippi Allstars, Chris Thomas King and more.... (Full plot summary below)
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TWO TRAINS RUNNIN' is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, set in Mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. With performances by Gary Clark Jr, Valerie June, Lucinda Williams, North Mississippi Allstars, Chris Thomas King and more.
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| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonPollard’s choice to end with a stirring a capella number by Son House still provided the uplift needed to fight another day. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAs we watch these once-marginalized artists thrillingly bring their past to bear on tense times, so does this look-and-listen complement the urgency of our newly charged civil rights moment. |
| Washington PostMark JenkinsThe movie’s thesis is that the 1960s’ political clashes and cultural revelations were essentially linked, and equally liberating. |
| Slant MagazineClayton DillardSam Pollard's documentary teeters on reaching a higher plane of meaning simply through the efficiency of its information. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBenefits from a fresh angle that will particularly appeal to blues aficionados. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottThis captivating movie, like the blues itself, is at once a recognition of those somber truths and a gesture of protest against them. |
| Willamette WeekCurtis CookTwo Trains Runnin' reflects on the triumphs that inspire the soul and the tragedies that continue to plague the fight for racial equality. |
| AXS.comTom SantilliLike two trains heading full speed in opposite directions, the two groups of men that headed down South in search of their heroes had two shockingly different fates. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelEqually and vividly re-creates the North to South paths of 2 idealistic American stories summer '64...2 blues legends found the same day...as murders for voter registration. |
| Times of IsraelJordan HoffmanBut for those who don't know about the martyred voter registration activists, this new film is an awakening on two levels. |