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A Frankenstein for the Forever Wars
Depraved, a soulful indie take on Frankenstein, proves the perennial relevance of Mary Shelley’s monstrous creation.
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A New Film Charts the Spread of “Ferrante Fever”
What accounts for the wild success of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels? In a 70-minute film, literary luminaries from the US and Italy survey the mysterious author's cultural impact.
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A Rare Opportunity to See a Movie Written by Jean-Paul Sartre
Rarely seen and essentially inaccessible to those based in the US, 1947's Les jeux sont faits is getting a not-to-be-missed screening in Los Angeles.
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Films that Explore How Resentment Shapes Us
On Resentment, a film series opening at BAM on March 20, probes the question: "How does resentment channel our attentions and efforts, and to what ends?"
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Hans Op de Beeck Stages Silence
A whimsical fantasia constitutes the film's emotional and intellectual core.
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A Cult Reggae Classic Deemed "Too Controversial" Finally Gets US Release
Babylon (1980) portrays Jamaican musical collectives, called sound systems, as movements of decolonization and resistance.
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In 3 Faces, Three Generations of Iranian Actresses Grapple with Oppression
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has violated his 20-year government-imposed filmmaking ban to make a powerful feature about Iranian women’s relationships to art and labor.
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How MASS MoCA Transformed a Struggling Mill Town Into an Art Hub
Worlds collide in a new Meryl Streep-narrated documentary that traces the evolution of Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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The New Robert Mapplethorpe Biopic Is Ironically Timid
The movie barely feels invested in Mapplethorpe's art, much less in trying to replicate its sensibility.
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Mockumentary Series Documentary Now! Makes a Brilliant Parody of Marina Abramović
Tonight's episode, "Waiting for the Artist," is the perfect introduction to this odd and wonderful show.
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A Filmmaker's Journey Through His Mother's Jamaica
Khalik Allah’s Black Mother looks at maternity as a symbol, using it to understand various subjects in Jamaica.
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The Origins of the Colombian Drug Trade Told Through an Indigenous Family's Eyes
The female-forward characters and the matrilineal Wayúu tribe the movie orbits have gone surprisingly under-explored by film critics.