More than most other films about poverty, Bless Their Little Hearts understands how it can feel like a waking nightmare from which there is no reprieve.

An unforgettable movie that’s a snapshot of how adverse economic pressures can weigh heavily on Black families.

It's structurally rudimentary, yet the purity of its feelings emerges forcefully. It was a gamble to make a film about desperation in such understated, laconic terms, but Woodberry brings it off.

The Banks household may not realize it, but they’re living exemplars of what it feels to be on the losing end of Ronald Reagan’s economic policies...