Film
The New Technological Cold War Runs Through a Cable on the Ocean Floor
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of Meredith Lackey's Cablestreet, a surreal documentary short about Chinese tech giant Huawei.
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Art
Stream Docs About Beauty, Robin Williams in Aladdin, and More
This week, in our ongoing series on the best recent documentaries, we also highlight shorts about video games, reflecting the close relationship between YouTube and gaming.
Art
The Designer Who Wanted to Liberate People from Gendered Clothing
Looking back on the work and philosophy of Rudi Gernreich, who broke norms and made waves in the 1960s and ’70s.
Books
Two Books Take on the Vast Ecological and Social Consequences of Climate Change
A Year Without a Winter looks to the past to imagine how people might grapple with the climate upheavals of the future, while A Moving Border explores how rising temperatures have changed the geography of Europe.
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.
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.