Film
A Brutally Simple Tale of Primeval Survival
Master animator Genndy Tartakovsky pares the action genre down to its purest elements in Primal.
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Film
A Documentary Tribute to Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Kingdom of Silence uses the journalist's life and murder to scrutinize the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the US.
Interview
How Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson Killed Her Father Multiple Times (for a Movie)
The documentarian talks to Hyperallergic about Dick Johnson Is Dead, and how "we need new language to allow for the extreme diversity that is life and death."
Interview
The Undocumented Activists Who Turned Themselves In to Infiltrate ICE
Hyperallergic talks to Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera, the directors of the documentary The Infiltrators, about how they filmed this "reverse heist."
In Brief
Now Is the Perfect Time to Learn About William Greaves
A new website dedicated to the pioneering Black filmmaker collates hundreds of valuable resources about his work.
Film
Kick Off October With Korean Horror Movies
A classic of Korean cinema and an early Bong Joon-ho film are among our streaming picks for the first week of the spooky month.
Film
A Grand Adventure on Nature's Littlest Stage
The Paul Rudd-narrated documentary series Tiny World takes an up-close look at Earth's most diminutive denizens.
Film
A Daunting Survey of the Global Housing Crisis
The documentary Push follows a UN official as she investigates the financialization of housing.
Film
Fargo’s TV Adaptation Is a Folksy, Homespun Tale of Murder and Mayhem
The series has returned for a fourth season of pitch-black humor and quirky characters.
Film
The Anti-Immigrant Ballot Measure That Galvanized California's Latinx Community
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote tells the story of Proposition 187, the 1994 attempt to block undocumented people from public services, and how it was ultimately defeated.
Art
What Does 'Home' Mean During the COVID Pandemic?
Home Truths, a new online screening series from Anthology Film Archives, acts as a resource for community information and solidarity.
Film
Using Strange Humor to Grapple With Loss
Jan Oxenberg grapples with the loss of her grandmother in Thank You and Good Night, a film that's fallen into obscurity since 1991 but is now available to stream.