Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2021: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Belfast, Colin in Black and White
On three very different biographical projects from TIFF.
Robert Daniels is an Associate Editor at RogerEbert.com. Based in Chicago, he is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) and Critics Choice Association (CCA) and regularly contributes to the New York Times, IndieWire, and Screen Daily. He has covered film festivals ranging from Cannes to Sundance to Toronto. He has also written for the Criterion Collection, the Los Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone about Black American pop culture and issues of representation.
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.
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.