:As one of the founding fathers of blaxploitation, Melvin Van Peebles has a body of work with a reputation to uphold. It’s always bold, typically brash, and proudly in your face. His Seventies films, ...
A modest and affectionate documentary, “How To Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It),” serves as further reminder to an ever-forgetful public of the work of Melvin Van Peebles, a ...
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