Movie reviews: Black Snake Moan 11 Articles

by Jenna Sequa

"God placed you in my path for a reason, and I intend to cure you of your sickness!" Such as this movie goes from the beginning. Within the first fifteen minutes of this film, you can clearly see how Rae, Christina Ric...read more

by Nicole Scott

To start, I love indie films, so when this movie first came onto the scene I was thrilled. I had seen the previews months before and was interested, then as usual, I had completely forgotten about it until just a few weeks...read more

by Movie Pulse

Decidedly campy, yet filled with dark comedy, witty southern lingo, soulful blues, and the wickedly sumptuous Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan is an indefinable blend of pulpy guilty pleasures. With an amalgamated storyli...read more

by Champ Superstar

THE ART OF THE FUGUE The common misconception in salvation is that one must be saved by a force that is stronger by lengths or flawless in character or closer to this thing we call God. Outside of parable, the disparit...read more

by Greg Maclennan

Everything is hotter down south. Why aren't there more films about white women chained to radiators in small cotton panties being liberated of their wicked ways courtesy of downtrodden old blues musicians? Because if Bl...read more

by Wes Laurie

Black Snake Moan didn't even move me enough to groan, moan, or anything; other than a bit of a sigh as my sleepy eyes moved away from the screen and into my pillow with dreams of playfully chained up women. Directed by ...read more

by C.E.Uy

Black Snake Moan. Remember the previews? A writhing Christina Ricci and, more importantly, Sammy Jackson...not writhing or anything, but just being Samuel. That was more than enough to get me excited. Well, I checked ...read more

by Valdemar Gameiro

When you bring up Samuel L. Jackson, the thought of "Pulp Fiction's" jerry curled gangster Jules Winnfield immediately comes to mind. After his critically acclaimed break-out performance in the 1994 smash hit, Sam Jackson'...read more

by John Conrad

What is it with Samuel L. Jackson, and these mother f*king snakes? Don't worry though; "snakes" are just in the title this time, not on a plane. In Black Snake Moan, the latest film by writer/director Craig Brewer (Hu...read more

by Jaclyn C. Stevenson

"We will not be moved." That's one of many memorable lines delivered by Samuel L. Jackson in Black Snake Moan, in this case spoken to a rusty radiator. It's a nice departure from the standard 'hell, nos' and 'bad-m...read more

by Kip Sikora

I really liked the setting and atmosphere in Black Snake Moan. The small, rural southern town, the blues bar, the clothes of the characters, their diction, the pharmacy, the houses and their states of repair, the old radi...read more