Film
In New York City, Palestinian Cinema Returns to the Screen
But some fear a “flash in the pan” effect and hope Palestinian films can be better integrated into the city’s vision of a global cinema.
Kyle Turner
Kyle Turner is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of The Queer Film Guide: 100 Great Films That Tell LGBTQIA+ Stories, published by Smith Street Books and Rizzoli.
Film
Kenneth Anger, Trailblazing Experimental Filmmaker, Dies at 96
Anger plumbed the depths of the dark side of humanity and of the film medium’s potential to make both angels and demons.
Film
The New West Side Story Brings the Show’s Father Issues to the Fore
Director Steven Spielberg, long fixated on absent dads, interrogates this theme and other issues of patriarchy and gender roles in his cinematic take on the classic show.
Film
Candyman Skewers the Art World’s Exploitation of Black Pain
Writer/director Nia DaCosta and producer/co-writer Jordan Peele update the horror film franchise with a critical look at the commodification of Black trauma.
Film
The Idiosyncratic Archetypes of The Real Housewives
The cast members in the various iterations of the mega-popular franchise demonstrate the increasing self-awareness of performance in reality television.
Film
In 1970, the Original Cast of Company Went Through Hell to Record Their Album
Despite being out of circulation, the 1970 behind-the-scenes Broadway documentary Original Cast Album: Company remains revered by both film and theater fans.
Film
10 Queer Camp Films That Have Left an Impact on Film History
Memorable, mostly underseen gems that explore the tensions of queerness and camp on screen.
Art
Is Camp Still Camp if the Met Gala Makes It a Theme?
This year's Met Gala is named Notes on Fashion, in tribute to a Susan Sontag essay. But Sontag also wrote that "To talk about Camp is to betray it."
Art
Who's Afraid of White Fragility? Edward Albee
The late playwright's estate recently rescinded rights to his most famous play from a director who wanted to cast a black actor in his production.