Art
A Roundup of Web Documentaries on Joan Miró, Stunt Work, and More
Some of the most intriguing nonfiction film work being done today isn’t coming out in any theater or on a dedicated VOD platform, but on video sharing websites.
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Film
The Strong Parallels Between Avengers: Endgame and 9/11
This film is not just the culmination of 11 years of storytelling within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also of Hollywood using action films to reenact 9/11.
Film
A Rare Action Movie Manages to Be Both Thrilling and Meaningful
Shadow, the latest release from Chinese director Zhang Yimou, looks like no other film.
Interview
The Experimental Cinema of This Year's Whitney Biennial Film Curator
Director Sky Hopinka talks to Hyperallergic about depicting language and landscape in his shorts.
Film
What to Watch Right Now on the Criterion Channel and OVID
The two streaming sites kicked off this past month with a robust, diverse selection of movies.
Film
Kronos Quartet Tells Its Story in a Live Documentary
The venerable string quartet is touring A Thousand Thoughts, playing live accompaniment for a documentary about its history and music.
News
Preview the Documentary About the Ongoing Saga to Open the Barragán Archives
Here's your exclusive look at a feature-length documentary about conceptual artist Jill Magid's unusual project in the archives of famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
Art
A New, Highly Eclectic Space for Arthouse Films in Los Angeles
The Now Instant Image Hall is already carving out an identity for itself as a venue for artists no one else in the city will show.
Interview
Claire Denis on Black Holes, Olafur Eliasson, and the Making of High Life
"This movie is about things we know today about our own galaxy. It's not an unknown future. It's almost here."
Film
The Afghan Films Left Unfinished Under Communist Rule
The reels for the aborted film projects had been kept in the archives of Afghan Film, which director Mariam Ghani mined for her new movie What We Left Unfinished.
Art
A New Trend Among Superhero Movies: The Villains Are Right
The villains of movies like Black Panther and Infinity War pose a threat to the status quo, and their motivations for doing so are understandable or even inarguable.
Interview
DeviantArt Relaunches, Hoping to Foster Digital Creative Communities
"We are looking to help people build their own communities and then help them profit and thrive through those communities, to really activate careers in art."