Enjoy some dissenting views on the US president — the subject of a new series — from critical explanations of his image-making to a satirical show that makes him a supervillain.
Author Archives: Dan Schindel
Dan Schindel is Associate Editor for Documentary at Hyperallergic. He lives and works in New York.
The Battle Against COVID-19 in Wuhan
Following healthcare workers during the early months of the pandemic, the film 76 Days draws an inspiring picture of collective effort to fight disaster.
A Journey of Economic Precarity Across the West
Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland mixes fiction and documentary elements to tell a story of a woman traveling from one job to the next.
The Travails of Civic Governance Under Israeli Occupation
In the documentary Mayor, Musa Hadid tries to keep Ramallah, Palestine functioning as best he can.
Light Up Your Family’s Winter With These Animated Shorts
The 2020 Best of BAMkids Film Festival presents a program of charming shorts.
The Best of Bite-Sized Films on the Criterion Channel
From a stop-motion musical to a documentary about a man befriending a hyena pack, here are some short films you should check out.
Hillbilly Elegy Tries, and Fails, to Understand the Working Class
Based on the memoir by J.D. Vance, this film adaptation is the latest big piece of Hollywood poverty porn disguised as Oscar bait.
A Queer Twist on the Incredibly Heteronormative Holiday Romcom Genre
In Happiest Season, Kristen Stewart stars in a Clea Duvall-directed story about a woman head over heels with another who won’t come out.
Errol Morris On the Idea of Truth, LSD, and Finding the Right Subjects
The veteran documentarian talks about his new film My Psychedelic Love Story, the war on drugs, and whether I’m being manipulated by the government.
Thanksgiving Movies to Watch If You Aren’t Into Celebrating Colonialism
From a Martin Scorsese concert film to a classic road trip comedy, enjoy some movies that merely use the holiday as a background detail.
Bringing Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me to Life
HBO has turned the stage adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s acclaimed book into a multifaceted television special.
Behind the Scenes at a Groundbreaking Clinic for Transgender People
Born to Be looks at the doctors and patients at Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery.