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John Seal is Berkeleyside’s film critic. A movie connoisseur with a penchant for natty hats who lives in Oakland, John writes a weekly film recommendation column at Box Office Prophets, as well as a column in The Phantom of the Movie’s Videoscope, an old-fashioned paper magazine, published quarterly. He also writes regular film reviews for IMDB, which can be read here.

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘San Francisco Docfest 2020’

by John SealSeptember 2, 2020September 15, 2020

There are a slew of fascinating documentaries in this virtual film festival, including one on an American-style suburban development in China and another on the last Blockbuster video store in the U.S.

Small Screen Berkeley: As host of TV’s ‘Soul!,’ Ellis Haizlip brought Black culture to Black Americans

by John SealAugust 27, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘The Prey’ and ‘Boys State’

by John SealAugust 20, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘My Dog Stupid’, ‘Coup 53’ and ‘Apocalypse ’45’

by John SealAugust 14, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘CREEM’, ‘A Thousand Cuts’ and ‘Sunless Shadows’

by John SealAugust 6, 2020September 15, 2020

‘Bloody Nose Empty Pockets’, ‘The Great Communist Bank Robbery’ and ‘Down and Out in America’

by John SealJuly 22, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Truth to Power’, ‘Madeline Anderson’ and ‘The 11th Green’

by John SealJuly 16, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Guest of Honour’, ‘Where Sleeping Dogs Lie’ and ‘Joan of Arc’

by John SealJuly 10, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’, ‘King: A Filmed Record’ and ‘Cupid in Quarantine’

by John SealJuly 2, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Miss Juneteenth’, ‘The Last Tree’ and ‘Quarantine Cat Film Festival’

by John SealJune 26, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘You Don’t Nomi’

by John SealJune 18, 2020September 15, 2020

Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Sometimes Always Never,’ ‘The Black Panthers’ and ‘Too Late for Tears’

by John SealJune 11, 2020September 15, 2020

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