Film
Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch
Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.
Dan Schindel
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Film
Tiger King and the Unforgivable Sloppiness of Modern True Crime Shows
Series like Tiger King, Making a Murderer, and more have become huge hits thanks to their engrossing stories. But the way they present these stories leaves much to be desired.
Interview
Film Essayist Chloé Galibert-Laîné on the Careful Choreography of Desktop Cinema
Ahead of Galibert-Laîné’s debut at Images Festival, she talks to Hyperallergic about making video essays solely with a computer.
Books
Enter Michael DeForge’s World, Where People and Places Alike Get Constant “Updates”
In the futuristic setting of the graphic novel Familiar Face, the alienation induced by rapid technological advancement is accelerated to a fantastical degree.
Art
Build a Museum With Animal Crossing: New Horizons
More than merely letting players visit with other people and frolic outside without fear of infection, the game lets them act as procurers and curators of their own personal museums.
Film
From Soviet-Era War Films to Indie Gems from China, Our Latest Streaming Recommendations
Other highlights include a queer crime film from the directors The Matrix, a masterpiece of found footage from the Silent Era, and more.
Film
Documentary Organizations Rally to Raise Funds for Film Workers During COVID-19
Field of Vision, Topic, and American Documentary are some of the businesses and nonprofits launching funds to aid workers in the field.
Film
Films About Bosch and Hockney Among OVID’s New Additions in April 2020
The streaming platform has added new documentaries about artists, joining its existing collection of films on Pina Bausch, Roy DeCarava, and others.
Satire
US Government Launches a New "Golden" Streaming Platform, Bigly
To compete with Netflix, Hulu, and other media companies, Bigly shall offer never-before-seen congressional footage, the unedited Zapruder film, and more.
Film
Introducing a New “Postcapitalist” Streaming Site
The recently launched platform Means TV aims to distribute quality leftist content and treat creators fairly. Here's what you should watch first.
Film
How to Stream Movies at Home and Support Local Theaters During Pandemic
Kino Now partnered with over 150 theaters in the US to launch a virtual marquee.
Film
Quintessential Movies About California, From Its Paradises to Its Paradoxes
This week, we have a roundup of great movies made in, set in, and/or otherwise about California, the home of the American film industry.