Film
How Movies Have “Witnessed” the Holocaust Over the Decades
Since cameras were first pointed at the concentration camps, filmmakers have faced challenges in how to respectfully and meaningfully depict atrocity.
Documentary
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Anthony Bourdain’s Lasting Impact on How We Look at Food and Travel
A new documentary is coming out about Bourdain, but one could learn even more about his ethos by looking at the various TV programs he hosted.
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An Eight-Hour Film Captures the Rhythms of Farming Life in Rural Japan
The Works and Days is a quiet epic, using its length to capture the rhythms of rural life and its desecration by urbanization better than any conventional movie could.
Interview
Beth B on No Wave, Lydia Lunch, and “Speaking the Unspeakable”
“You don’t need corporate validation or Hollywood validation to do something,” the pioneering No Wave filmmaker explains.
Film
The Forgotten “Black Woodstock” of 1969
Summer of Soul, Questlove’s directorial debut, seeks to resurrect the memory of the Harlem Cultural Festival, a vital touchstone of Black music.
Film
No Wave Musician Lydia Lunch Gets Her Due
Beth B’s biographical documentary The War is Never Over has a DIY sensibility befitting the No Wave performer.
Film
The 58th New York Film Festival, Now on the Big Screen
With quarantine restrictions now lifted, the festival’s virtual slate from last year is now getting play in theaters.
Film
Jump in the Ring With These Wrestling Films
Explore lucha libre, Hollywood transformation stories, and more within the strange, compelling world of professional wrestling.
Film
The Summer's Hottest Nonfiction Comes Together at AFI Docs
Like many film festivals, the DC-area event is going partially virtual this year, allowing people around the country to take part.
Film
Catch This Eclectic Anthology of Shorts By Emerging BIPOC Filmmakers
“Distribution is community-building. Without a community, your film has no life.”
Film
An In-depth Look at the Art-Pop Music Duo Sparks
Edgar Wright's epic-length documentary The Sparks Brothers preaches to the choir, but the choir will love it.
Film
The Industry and Leisure of the World's Largest Middle Class
Jessica Kingdon's new film Ascension documents the factories, etiquette centers, and other contemporary curiosities of China.