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The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution offers a fascinating -- if somewhat rudimentary -- introduction to a movement, and an era, that remains soberingly relevant today.
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Why are the Black Panthers not a force today? Has radicalism collapsed? An engrossing return to a forgotten past. Oct 22, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Why are the Black Panthers not a force today? Has radicalism collapsed? An engrossing return to a forgotten past.
Peter Bradshaw
"The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" arrives on PBS stations early next year. I suggest not waiting. Oct 1, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
"The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution" arrives on PBS stations early next year. I suggest not waiting.
Michael Phillips
The documentary connects the past and the present so forcefully that we see our own reflection in the struggle to bring power to the people. Sep 28, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The documentary connects the past and the present so forcefully that we see our own reflection in the struggle to bring power to the people.
Karen D'Souza
Nelson understands the play of outsized personalities and unexpected events, and he's helped that enough time has passed for former Panthers to feel comfortable telling their stories, especially to someone of Nelson's stature in the documentary world. Sep 24, 2015 | Full Review…
Nelson understands the play of outsized personalities and unexpected events, and he's helped that enough time has passed for former Panthers to feel comfortable telling their stories, especially to someone of Nelson's stature in the documentary world.
Kenneth Turan
[A] straightforward, liberal-minded history of the Black Panther Party. Sep 24, 2015 | Full Review…
[A] straightforward, liberal-minded history of the Black Panther Party.
J. R. Jones
If "The Black Panthers" has been designed to leave viewers outraged and energized in equal measure, it succeeds with admirable style. It counts both as essential history and a primer in making sense of how we live now. Sep 17, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
If "The Black Panthers" has been designed to leave viewers outraged and energized in equal measure, it succeeds with admirable style. It counts both as essential history and a primer in making sense of how we live now.
Ann Hornaday
The film is well worth seeing, but in some respects reminded me of a presidential campaign commercial. Mar 7, 2019 | Full Review…
The film is well worth seeing, but in some respects reminded me of a presidential campaign commercial.
Ren Jender
Vanguard, sadly, spends much of its time describing the boring and irrelevant power struggles between the biggest egos in the organization. Aug 23, 2018 | Full Review…
Vanguard, sadly, spends much of its time describing the boring and irrelevant power struggles between the biggest egos in the organization.
Charles Mudede
If the names Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver don't spark some recognition in you (and they should), Nelson's film acts as a smart, moving primer for anyone wanting a point of entry into the Black Panther origin story. Sep 18, 2017 | Full Review…
If the names Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver don't spark some recognition in you (and they should), Nelson's film acts as a smart, moving primer for anyone wanting a point of entry into the Black Panther origin story.
Jeffrey Edalatpour
If you're doing general research on the Panthers and a need resource, or interested in learning more about their story (from a male perspective only), THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is definitely for you. Sep 1, 2017 | Full Review…
If you're doing general research on the Panthers and a need resource, or interested in learning more about their story (from a male perspective only), THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is definitely for you.
Candice Frederick
Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution paints a full, nuanced portrait of the party, and what it meant to those involved. Jun 26, 2017 | Full Review…
Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution paints a full, nuanced portrait of the party, and what it meant to those involved.
Abby Olcese
Stick with this movie. It has a lot to say, a lot to reveal and is pertinent to today's testy police/civilian race relations. Mar 15, 2017 | Full Review…
Stick with this movie. It has a lot to say, a lot to reveal and is pertinent to today's testy police/civilian race relations.
Dwight Brown
Nelson's historical account of the Panthers is really well put together. I had actually always wondered about the demise of the main Panther movement and a lot of questions were answered in this film. Well done.
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