Film

The Wife film

‘The Wife’ Is a Devastating Portrait of Sexism in the Literary World ‘The Wife’ Is a Devastating Portrait of Sexism in the Literary World

Glenn Close’s masterful performance carries the recent film adaptation of a Meg Wolitzer novel.

Nov 9, 2018 / Leah Rosenzweig

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is a Thrilling Mess

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is a Thrilling Mess Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is a Thrilling Mess

His remake of the 1977 horror classic is stylish and intriguing despite its flaws.

Oct 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach

Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and other highlights from this year’s New York Film Festival. 

Oct 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney

‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.

Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life

RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a probing and intimate documentary about life in today’s rural Alabama.

Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Oath of Office

Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment? Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?

A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.

Oct 12, 2018 / William D. Hartung

Andrew Bujalski’s Strip-Mall Realism

Andrew Bujalski’s Strip-Mall Realism Andrew Bujalski’s Strip-Mall Realism

In Support the Girls, the filmmaker offers us warmhearted comedy about coping with the intolerable.

Sep 27, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Israeli Flag Silhouettes

How Israel Spies on US Citizens How Israel Spies on US Citizens

A never-shown Al Jazeera documentary on the pro-Israel lobby in the United States reveals possibly illegal Israeli spying on American citizens, and the lobby’s fear of a changing p...

Aug 31, 2018 / Alain Gresh

Kondabolu Problem With Apu

‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation ‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation

When is it fair to speak with someone else’s voice?

Aug 17, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present

BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present

And in Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, we find a protagonist plunged so deeply into her own mind that there really is no outside.

Aug 16, 2018 / Stuart Klawans

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