We Need to Talk About Cosby: Miniseries | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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J M I could spend hours and paragraphs writing about this 4-part documentary - or more specifically about how I was impacted by it. Let's get the "review" part out of the way - this is insightful, passionate, transfixing and often nothing less than mesmerizing. I will be shocked if this doesn't appear on my best list of 2022. With that out of the way, I need to describe how it impacted me on a personal level. This is the first time I have ever questioned my staunch belief that one should separate the art from the artist. I've always thought that one can always gleam inspiration and beauty and hope from even the most vile and repugnant of sources. I've always felt that good can be found in the worst of situations. I still believe that - I think. Let me put it this way... if you had asked me prior to watching this if I could watch an episode of THE COSBY SHOW, I'd say "yes" without heistitation. Now, I'm not so sure. My mind was reeling with so many questions afterwards that I couldn't sleep. Like most things in life, I think it comes down to our own personal moral perogatives. I've always been one to give somebody the benefit of the doubt and believe that he who is without sin can cast the first stone. But this got me thinking... if I watch and enjoy the works of Cosby, am I negating the pain and anguish of the dozens of people devastated by his actions? Are those who witnessed what was going on but remained silent implicit in allowing an obvious narcissist to believe that what he was doing wasn't wrong? Where do we draw the line between forgiveness and isolation? I hate the idea of cancel culture because I have always believed that redemption is possible in even the most hardened of hearts... but is it? I don't want to come across hyperbolic to call this show life-changing, but it has already given me hours of thought and contemplation about my own life and where I draw my own lines in the sand. Please take the time to watch this if you have the opportunity - it's painful to watch at times, and I squirmed on a number of occasions, but these are topics we NEED to discuss! - Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook) Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Audience Member This thoughtful and intelligent look at the complexity of the legacy of Bill Cosby is a must see. While the creator, W. Kamu Bell, makes it clear about his opinion of the guilt of Cosby, that does not stop him from doing two important things. The first is to provide a platform for a wide variety of opinions on Cosby and his legacy. The second is highlight the positive and negative impacts in a societal and personal way. There are a tons of interviews of people who have first hand accounts, were influenced by Cosby, and experts in the industry. The footage of Cosby on television, in standup, and in movies, makes this worth seeing alone. It is an archive of great film and television. One of the complexities of this project is that as it was completed there was a dramatic change in the legal proceedings against Cosby-which extended the project. I have seen Bill Cosby several times live. He was amazing. His impact on the world was amazing. That doesn't change by my belief that he did terrible things. It is complex. I don't have an opinion more than that people are more than any one thing they do, or don't do. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review david f Excellent documentary about the career and crimes of this famous comedian. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member WKB, once again, sheds good light on a difficult and complex subject about Cosby as a man, who challenges both my views of what is God-like versus Ego behavior. As I recommend it, before AND after watching it, the Holy Spirit is telling me to suggest reflecting on Luke 6:37 / "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:" King James Version (KJV) Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One-sided hit piece. This documentary needed to be made, but it was nearly unwatchable because it had an enormous agenda. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary. Maybe leftists, like the director, will one day wake up and realize that the soft-on-crime politicians they elect help put serial rapists like Pill Cosby back on the streets. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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