Film
Karen Russo's Films Explore the Manipulative Power of Nazi Imagery
The filmmaker associates Third Reich ideology with the potential to lose oneself in fascination and obsession.
Film
Film
Dash Snow and the Price of Being a “Rebel” Artist
The new documentary Moments Like This Never Last explores how Snow's bad boy performance became a trap for him.
Film
How Artificial Intelligence Becomes Racist
The documentary Coded Bias reveals how prejudices are written into the algorithms that run our world.
Film
An Unheralded Film About Girlhood Gets a Second Chance
Smooth Talk, the 1985 Laura Dern breakout, has gotten a restoration and re-release after being ignored in its day.
Film
A Documentary Portrait of Environmentalist Greta Thunberg
I Am Greta captures some sobering truths about the nature of contemporary activism.
Film
Films That Tell Unique Tales About the Veteran Experience
For Veterans Day, here are some movies that don’t fit mainstream narratives about military service.
Interview
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alicia Keys, and More Dive Deep Into the Songwriting Process
Hrishikesh Hirway talks to Hyperallergic about turning his podcast Song Exploder into a series for Netflix.
Film
Kiyan Williams Digs Into the Meaning of Soil
In her film on view at the Shed, the artist explores dirt's unsettling aesthetic effects, as well as its conceptual resonances.
Film
A Mind-Controlling Assassin Starts to Lose Herself
Possessor is a gruesome, disturbing sci-fi thriller about identity.
Film
The Life and Times of War Reporter Robert Fisk
If you want a great primer on Fisk, who recently passed away, look to the documentary This is Not a Movie.
Film
Finding the Profundity in Pigeon Swarms, NYC Scaffolding, and More
HBO's weird and wonderful How To with John Wilson mines footage of everyday life for funny and surprising insights.
Art
A Surreal and Eerie Look at Los Angeles Over the Past Decade
In Stanya Kahn’s earlier films, Los Angeles seems ready to spark a revolution at any moment. But in the newest adventure, the urban sprawl creeps into the inhabitants’ states of mind, and everything languishes.