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We Need to Talk About Cosby

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20222022
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  • 3h 57m
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7.9/10
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We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
A four-part docuseries wrestles with the conversations of the #MeToo movement, focusing on Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to alleged sexual predator. The series explores the complex story of Cosby's life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable global influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their most personal, harrowing encounters with Cosby. Through archival footage, Cosby reveals who he may have been all along - the antithesis of the principled, public figure who became a hero, not only to African American people but to all people.
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Writer/director W. Kamau Bell's exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to convicted sexual predator. Comedians, journalists and survivors have a candid, first of its kind c... Read allWriter/director W. Kamau Bell's exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to convicted sexual predator. Comedians, journalists and survivors have a candid, first of its kind conversation about the man, his career and crimes.Writer/director W. Kamau Bell's exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to convicted sexual predator. Comedians, journalists and survivors have a candid, first of its kind conversation about the man, his career and crimes.
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  • Stars
    • W. Kamau Bell
    • Jelani Cobb
    • Doug E. Doug
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    • W. Kamau Bell
    • Jelani Cobb
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys

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    I think this content is bound to rub many people the wrong way. The director admits that he has a viewpoint from the beginning.

    If you are coming to this project to explore Cosby's "innocence" you won't find that here.

    What you will find is a nicely paced docuseries that doesn't lie about Bill Cosby's impact to American & Black culture. Instead W. Kamal Bell decenters Bill Cosby the legend and recenters him as a real person while giving space for survivors to tell their stories.

    This isn't a piece to simply bash someone who has done bad. It's deeper than that and worth the watch.
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