Film
The Animated Biopic of Charlotte Salomon Is a Missed Opportunity
Charlotte fails to truly depict the famed artist's work and pain. It may just be that no other artist can tell Salomon's story better than she already did.
Film
Art
A New Home for Experimental Cinema in Santa Fe
No Name Cinema defies mainstream rules and norms at every turn.
News
Thought Lost, Judy Garland's Iconic “Wizard of Oz" Dress Heads to Auction
The Dorothy dress, one of only four known to remain in existence, could fetch up to $1.2 million.
Film
Over 40 Years Later, The Wobblies Is as Relevant as Ever
The 1979 documentary, recently restored and now returning to theaters, is a vital record of the early years of the Industrial Workers of the World.
Film
The Breezy Bisexuality of Anaïs in Love
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s directorial debut offers a twist of zest to the tired tale of a vivacious young woman pursuing romance with an older man.
Film
How Do We Know What’s Real in the Era of the Deepfake?
The Museum of the Moving Image show Deepfake: Unstable Evidence on Screen tries to help visitors equip themselves to discern real images from fake ones.
Film
Remembering James Bidgood, a Pioneer of Gay Film
I vividly remember the first time I saw James Bidgood’s underground film Pink Narcissus (1971): I was 15 and still in the closet.
Film
A Film Follows Wayward Lovers in the 13th Arrondissement of Paris
Drawing on several short stories by graphic novelist Adrian Tomine, the film pins down many of the odder elements of contemporary dating.
Interview
The Fake Town Where Police Trained to Suppress Protests
Hyperallergic talks to director Sierra Pettengill about her documentary Riotsville, USA, which finds the roots of modern policing techniques in the 1960s
Film
In The Girl and the Spider, Voyeurism Is Both Comical and Creepy
Everybody seems to be infatuated with everyone else in the film, locking eyes with an intensity that could shame a tantra guru.
Film
Years After its Release, a Film about Ukraine’s Donbass Region Seems Relevant Again
Initially released in 2018 but never getting a proper run in the US, Sergei Loznitsa’s Donbass now finally comes to theaters.
Film
Dora García Documents Networks of Feminist Survival in Mexico City
In two shorts showing as part of García’s exhibition at Amant, she explores the unfinished revolution of diplomat Alexandra Kollontai.