Festivals & Awards
Why Representation Won't Bring Change to the Oscars
On the failures of the Academy this morning to represent the diverse quality of Black cinema in 2020.
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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On the failures of the Academy this morning to represent the diverse quality of Black cinema in 2020.
A review of the six-part Netflix series Amend: The Fight for America, which premieres February 17.
An interview with Dominique Fishback about playing Akua Njeri, nee Deborah Johnson, in Judas and the Black Messiah.
An interview with Daniel Kaluuya of Judas and the Black Messiah and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., the son of the man Kaluuya plays in the film.
On four films from the World Documentary program of the Sundance film festival.
Three more films from the World Documentary Section of Sundance 2021.
On three films from the World Documentary program of the Sundance Film Festival.
A review of the new Epix series from Edward Burns.
An interview with the four stars of Regina King's One Night in Miami.
A review of the new Netflix series Lupin, starring Omar Sy.