Art
Best of 2018: A Year in Film
Ten very different movies from this year grapple with a disjointed world.
Dan Schindel
Dan Schindel is a freelance writer and copy editor living in Brooklyn, and a former associate editor at Hyperallergic. His portfolio and links are here .
Art
Best of 2018: The Top 10 Graphic Novels
Here are some of the most innovative graphic novels this year, selected by Dan Schindel and other Hyperallergic reviewers.
Art
LA’s Venerated New Beverly Cinema Returns with Classic Programming
This month the theater officially announced it would resume operation in December, and its schedule ably shows off its programming sensibility.
History
Tracing the Lives of 10 Jewish Children Who Escaped Nazi-occupied Territories
My family's lore holds that my great-uncle was one of the 10,000 children who were sent to Britain to be fostered wherever they could.
Books
A New Collection of Saul Steinberg’s Influential Cartoons
The Labyrinth, originally published in 1960 and long out of print, is the perfect introduction or reintroduction to Steinberg's incomparable style.
Art
An Artist’s Tribute to First African American Astronaut Launches into Space
Tavares Strachan is sending Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.'s "soul" into space — fulfilling the astronaut's dream that was cut off by his death in a trading accident in 1967.
Interview
A Former Webcam Model Writes a Horror Movie Based on Her Experiences
When Isa Mazzei set out to write the screenplay for Cam, she wanted to "create a film where an audience would empathize with a sex worker."
Film
Björk’s Movie Debut, The Juniper Tree, Is Restored and Revisited
The movie was the first feature from Nietzchka Keene, who worked on microscopic budgets, often incorporating mythological or supernatural elements.
Film
In Cam, a Webcam Model’s Persona Takes on a Mind of Its Own
Former sex worker Isa Mazzei's much-hyped new horror film asks what you would do if the self you presented online became its own independent being.
Books
A Graphic Artist Observes How Germany Is Not as Safe as It Promised to Be for Refugees
Ali Fitzgerald, an American expat in Berlin, began running art workshops for refugees in 2015. Her book Drawn to Berlin looks at their current difficulties as they seek and struggle for safety.
Film
An Unforgettable Movie Collects Recently Discovered Color Footage of World War II
In 1943, William Wyler brought color cameras aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses on bombing runs over Germany. The raw footage was recently discovered in the National Archives.
Art
Historical Curiosities and Mind-bending Shorts at an Animation Festival
Based in Los Angeles, the festival has become a vital source for experimental cartoon filmmaking in a relatively short amount of time.