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Criterion’s Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films is the Story of a Cinematic Legend
A review of Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, now available from Criterion.
 
Robert Daniels is a freelance film critic based in Chicago with a MA in English. He’s the founder of 812filmreviews, and he’s written for ThePlaylist, Consequence of Sound, and Mediaversity.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A review of Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, now available from Criterion.
 
A tribute to the legendary Melvin Van Peebles.
 
On three very different biographical projects from TIFF.
 
An interview with the director of the upcoming Zola.
 
A review of the Starz TV series based on the 2018 film Blindspotting.
 
A review of the new Showtime series from Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, premiering on May 23.
 
A discussion with director Barry Jenkins about his new Amazon Prime drama The Underground Railroad.
 
A review of Netflix's Yasuke.
 
A review of the new PBS docuseries Philly D.A., which premiered first at Sundance and airs on 4/20.
 
A review of the new Kung Fu, premiering tonight on The CW.