Film
Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs Has Bark But Lacks Bite
In a film set in futuristic Japan, Wes Anderson and his collaborators try to achieve more than cultural appropriation, with mixed results.
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Film
You Can't Unsee Unsane, Steven Soderbergh’s Thriller About Mental Illness
Unsane reveals how entire institutions deny people's individual experiences, demanding they submit to the official version of reality.
Film
40 Strangers Meet in a Deeply Uncomfortable Documentary
In Leigh Ledare's new film The Task, his subjects are not only aware of their participation in an art project, but openly speak about it.
Film
How the Black Audio Film Collective Remixed Fact and Fiction
Active between 1982 and 1998, the collective made over a dozen films about the personal and political experiences of people of color living in Britain.
Art
The Hollywood Directors Who Filmed the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps
George Stevens, John Ford, and Samuel Fuller, best known for their work in Hollywood, all documented the Allied liberation at the end of the war.
In Brief
LACMA’s Pavilion for Japanese Art Abruptly Closes for Renovations
The Pavilion will be closing for renovations starting February 5 for two years, leaving locals with precious little time to explore the special space before a lengthy hiatus.
Interview
The Photographer Holding Up a Mirror to the Super-Rich
Photographer Lauren Greenfield discusses Generation Wealth, her new documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Film
A Documentary Lays Bare the Absurdity of the Art Market
The Price of Everything, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, looks at the trends and gambles of the art market.
Art
The Most Important Non-Superhero Comic You’ve Never Heard Of
Dave Sim's Cerebus, published 40 years ago, has had an enduring, complex influence.
Film
In Ken Burns's Vietnam War Documentary, Claims of Objectivity Obscure Patriotic Bias
By accepting patriotic doctrine even as it claims to present all sides, the epic documentary takes some slippery liberties with truth and history.
Art
Pushing the Limits of What a Video Game Can Be at IndieCade
The independent game festival offers everything from VR to modified old-school SNES setups to an "interactive zine."
Interview
A Cinematographer’s Documentary About Making Documentaries
In Cameraperson, documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson turns the lens back on her own experiences working on films.