Film
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist Gets the Netflix Treatment
The miniseries This Is a Robbery is at its best when working through the stranger details of the infamous, still-unsolved crime.
Documentary
Film
Faya Dayi Tells Stories of Land Kinship in Drought-Ridden Ethiopia
Screening at New Directors/New Films, Jessica Beshir’s film floats in the space between documentary and poetry.
Film
How Canada's Most Glamorous Adult Theater Has Survived
The Cinéma L'Amour in Montreal hearkens back to the Golden Age of Porn.
Film
The Unexpected Cinematic Journeys of Ulrike Ottinger
Ottinger explores milieus often ignored in mainstream cinema.
Film
Three Films That Remind Us Motherhood Can Be Very Political
These films question who can become a mother versus who has to become a mother.
Film
A Documentary About How We Got, How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang is an insightful story on the art of breaking ground.
Film
The Killings That Raised Questions About Mormon History
Netflix's Murder Among the Mormons tackles a strange case of archival fraud that led to a bombing campaign.
Film
Jia Zhangke Looks at the Drastically Different Past and Present of Shanxi Province
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of the poster and trailer for Jia's upcoming documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.
Film
Stream Movies About Climate Change From Al Gore, David Attenborough, and More
Some of these films inform, others make demands for action. All fight the uncertainty and cultural denial around global warming.
Film
In Without Gorky, the Artist’s Family Opens Up About Their Pain
In this moving documentary by Cosima Spender, there are lots of unanswered questions but you can’t help but be moved by the rawness.
Film
There Should Be Oscars for Documentary Editing, Photography, and More
The Academy would do well to expand its recognition of nonfiction.
Interview
Anand Patwardhan, India's Most Daring Filmmaker
"I make the films I want to make, about issues I see around me in India."