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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 30 Oct 2015

Vanguard of the Revolution is at its strongest when it entertains female voices: Elaine Brown, Kathleen Cleaver, Ericka Huggins…

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By Jamesl (133) on 24 Oct 2015

I enjoyed this film as it is about a period of time that I found fascinating…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 24 Oct 2015

A pulsing soul-power soundtrack, extensive and rare archive footage and fiercely honest contemporary interviews drive Stanley Nelson's blistering…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 22 Oct 2015

Combining archive footage and present-day interviews, and using music to drive the story, Nelson tells a complicated and often violent story…

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By Karen Krizanovich (126) for Radio Times (2,421) on 22 Oct 2015

Both educational and entertaining, the rise and fall of the most alluring and controversial black organisation of America's late 60s comes…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 22 Oct 2015

Conventional as a documentary, but speaks about much more than the just the subject at hand…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 21 Oct 2015

It might have benefited from a more critical polemic (some of those Panther cats, I believe, weren't all good), but for an analysis of US racial…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 21 Oct 2015

Why are the Black Panthers not a force today? Has radicalism collapsed? An engrossing return to a forgotten past…

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By Ryan Gilbey (367) for New Statesman (382) on 21 Oct 2015

The film doesn't shake our suspicion that the stories being told have calcified into legend…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Time Out London (344) on 19 Oct 2015

This is a forceful, initially uplifting, ultimately sobering illustration of how much protest matters, how far those in power will go to stifle…

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By David Parkinson (764) for Empire (3,446) on 18 Oct 2015

While strong on establishment prejudice, the coverage of clashing egos and agendas isn’t always incisive…

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By Ajay T (31) on 15 Oct 2015

That was incredible and amazing. there were several challenging moments, but it was a great tale of possibility, opportunity, and lessons…

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By Jeff Baker (191) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 08 Oct 2015

Uses a deft mix of archival footage and interviews with historians and some very articulate Panther veterans…

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By Jeffrey H (238) on 08 Oct 2015

Excellent. very thorough look at the plusses and minuses…

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By Susan G. Cole (137) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 06 Oct 2015

Stanley Nelson's documentary tracing the rise and fall of black America's most militant movement has a little bit of everything good: mercurial…

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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 01 Oct 2015

Although there is not time to tell the whole story, this is a powerful film with a lot of lessons, none of them easy…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 30 Sep 2015

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution covers all the important bases, while also suggesting other places for future documentarians to go…

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By Donnell E (1) on 29 Sep 2015

I enjoyed this documentary. It gave a deeper insight of the Black Panthers, their purpose and their mission…

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By Karen D'souza (30) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 27 Sep 2015

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…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Sep 2015

It's a strong reminder of the times, then and now…

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