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Robert Daniels

Robert Daniels is a freelance film critic

March 2021

  • Jon Voight in Roe v Wade, a film with dialogue as formless as a bot’s writing.

    Roe v Wade: an anti-abortion film of staggering ineptitude

    Rightwing faces, including Jon Voight, Stacey Dash and Tomi Lahren, join forces for a shoddy new drama purporting to tell the truth behind a major ruling

February 2021

  • Untitled (Club Couple), Kerry James Marshall, 2014

    In the Absence of Light: celebrating the history of black artists in America

  • This image released by Netflix shows Zendaya, right, and John David Washington in a scene from “Malcolm & Marie.” (Dominic Miller/Netflix via AP)

    How using a black actor to vent white frustration sinks Malcolm & Marie

October 2020

  • Selah And The Spades<br>(L-R) Celeste O’Connor, Lovie Simone and Jharrel Jerome star in SELAH AND THE SPADES Photo: Courtesy of Amazon Studios

    My streaming gem
    My streaming gem: why you should watch Selah and the Spades

    The latest in our series of writers highlighting under-the-radar films is a recommendation for an unusual and intelligent teen drama