"[89] Charles Pulliam-Moore of Gizmodo wrote that "Soul comes across less like an earnest and casual celebration of daily Blackness, and even more just like a twee depiction of it that's meant for white audiences' usage."[90] Namwali Serpell of The New Yorker published an extensive critical essay of the film, https://edwin0f83h.webbuzzfeed.com/27258200/examine-this-report-on-soul