The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

  • 2015


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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.5
The film can come off as a little dispassionate, which doesnt always convey the fire of its subject. Av Club
4.0
A loud and proud history of resistance.We had swag, Black Panther Party member Ericka Huggins says with a small smile in this vital, well organized do .. Time Out
3.0
Beginning in Oakland in 1966, Stanley Nelsons documentary details how Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and other young African Americans formed a group whose .. Ny Daily News
3.5
Vanguard presents this non violent activism as a lost legacy of the party. Philly
3.5
Look at what they fought for, look at how strongly their resistance was resisted, think about how familiar the police brutality they exposed still is .. Village Voice
3.2
But if one is trying to rationally come to terms with the countrys still wide gap in views between the races, this doc offers no solutions. Sover
3.5
Director Stanley Nelson has placed numerous documentaries on the PBS program American Experience, which would be a good outlet for this straightforwar .. Chicago Reader
3.0
It might have benefited from a more critical polemic (some of those Panther cats, I believe, werent all good), but for an analysis of US racial dynami .. The Times
3.0
In a film thats both educational and entertaining, the rise and fall of the most alluring and controversial black organisation of late 60s America com .. Radio Times
3.0
Stanley Nelsons thoroughgoing documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the Black Panther party, the gun carrying movement that fought back against .. Independent
3.5
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
3.5
At the start, this accounts for some of the hope and the captivating imagery that characterizes the history of the first years of the partys existence .. Film Journal
4.0
No wonder Nixon and Hoover spent so much time fearing, infiltrating and undermining them. The Guardian
4.0
Enraged by the racism and bullyboy tactics of the police, and inspired by revolutionary rhetoric from south east Asia, Cuba and Africa, the Black Pant .. The Guardian
3.5
Sundance premiere and Human Rights Watch Festival prior to theatrical release, co producer and writer Stanley Nelsons twelfth directorial feature is T .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
Exploring activisms role in the 60s struggle for civil rights, this is a powerful look at a contentiously iconic movement. Empire
3.1
The films unique approach is to cast the Panthers primary conflict as an internal one. Slant Magazine
3.8
If The Black Panthers has been designed to leave viewers outraged and energized in equal measure, it succeeds with admirable style. Washington Post
3.5
J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the F.B.I., designated the Black Panthers a nationalist hate group and would soon declare them the greatest threat to .. The New York Times
4.4
Focusing on seven key years of recent American history, Stanley Nelsons urgent, cogent documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution arri .. Chicago Tribune
3.5
The film might actually be considered revolutionary in the historical circularity it demonstrates. Boston Globe
3.5
For those familiar with the BPP, the film fills in a lot of the details. Reeling Reviews
3.5
For those familiar with the BPP, the film fills in a lot of the details. Reeling Reviews
3.0
Vanguard of the Revolution is at its strongest when it entertains female voices: Elaine Brown, Kathleen Cleaver, Ericka Huggins. Their fire is vigorou .. The Irish Times
4.2
Things change, but in many ways they stay the same, and youll wish the film just didnt have to be so timely. Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
Straight history is not the whole point here, as Nelson enthusiastically conjures a sense of what it felt like to be a Panther and to be a young black .. Hollywood Reporter
5.0
Part of the answer is that the social crisis that helped to create the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in the 1960s is still very much with us. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Much of the latter is familiar, as indeed is the whole saga the Black Panthers have scarcely wanted for screen treatment before, both documentary and .. Variety
3.5
The Black Panthers were a black nationalist organization whose leaders wore sunglasses and trench coats and carried guns.The group also sponsored free .. Oregon Live
4.0
The film deals too lightly with the Panthers sexism, but otherwise, this is a superb history lesson. Now Toronto
3.8
Pop quiz: Who advocated open carry rights in the 1960s.Ronald Reagan New York Post
4.0
Beautifully balanced, cheerful but incisive, Taxi Tehran is playful, but also deadly serious. Independent Ie
3.8
In addition to being an important film, Vanguard of the Revolution is also a terrific nostalgia trip, taking us on a vivid voyage back to the Swingin .. Patriot Ledger
4.5
Director Stanley Nelson finds just the right balance between entertaining the audience while provoking them on an intellectual and emotional level. Nyc Movie Guru
3.0
1 of 2 2 of 2 A documentary by Stanley Nelson.Rating unavailable. Straight
4.0
It wants to be about the past.Mainstream wise, Black Panther cinema has been relatively thin on the ground, meaning one of the best mediums for mythol .. Metro New York
4.4
To be sure, the power of this nuanced and insightful film goes deeper than its recitation of the facts, through archival footage and candid interviews .. Mercury News
4.5
Superb filmmaking with a sure sense of its subject. The look and sound of the 1960s is celebrated too, from the sleek, sharp, even iconic fashion sens .. New City Film
3.5
There are the documentarians who choose to approach their topics from a very conscious, political standpoint (like how Gabriela Cowperthwaite approach .. Reel Talk Online
3.5
The macho ness of the movement versus the partys appeal to women, the majority of the rank and file by 1970, is yet another intriguing element left fo .. Vue Weekly
3.5
Unsurprisingly for a documentary distributed by PBS, Stanley NelsonsThe Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolutionis a straightforward history lesson. .. Sf Weekly
2.5
That doesnt make it ineffectual, just a pop of passion raw and nervy, just like its subject. Cambridge Day
4.0
With references to the Black Lives Matter movement, Malcolm X and the Black Panthers, Beyonces halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday was seen as a .. Daily News
2.5
Given all that context, I wish it were a more stirring chronicle of such a tumultuous time. Seattle Weekly
3.5
Its taken 40 years for the story of their grassroots social revolution to be told in a feature length documentary. Dwight Brown Ink
4.5
But this film offers a uniquely clear perspective on a dark time in American history. Monsters And Critics
3.5
It was ironic that for the Panthers this meant simultaneously carrying out an armed struggle and engaging in free breakfast meliorism. Louis Proyect
3.5
Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution paints a full, nuanced portrait of the party, and what it meant to those involved. Sojo
4.5
One unifying theme of many of the worthwhile feature documentaries is the scourge of violence, both in the present and how it reverberates from the pa .. Mavens Nest
5.0
If the names Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver dont spark some recognition in you (and they should), Nelsons film acts as a s .. Ww2 Kqed



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