Film
The Ghosts and Zombies of Haiti's Colonial Past
Zombi Child and Ouvertures delve into France's lingering influences on Haiti.
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Art
New LA Museum Spotlights Hollywood Costumes, From Dracula Cape to Spider Woman Dress
Ahead of its opening, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is highlighting one major aspect of its holdings: costume design.
Art
The Grassroots Film Movement Growing in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
"Rocywood" movies — inspired by Hollywood — portray local realities in the favelas, from the joys of growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood to the difficulties of living among violence.
Art
Movies from Taiwan Show a Growing Divide with Mainland China
The UCLA Film & Television Archive looks at contemporary Taiwanese film through the lens of one of the most vibrant and progressive democracies in the region.
Film
Geisha, Gangsters, and More: Tokyo’s Underbelly Onscreen
For the next three weeks Film Forum presents SHITAMACHI: Tales of Downtown Tokyo, an expansive series dedicated to the city’s grittier east side, where filmmakers have long turned their lens.
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The Filmmaking Collective That Let Women Talk Over Men
The documentary Delphine et Carole: Insoumuses looks at Les Insoumuses, the '70s group founded by director Carole Roussopoulos, iconic actress Delphine Seyrig, and Simone de Beauvoir.
Film
Joker Is a Thinly Veiled (and Thin) Take on '80s NYC
The film is far too derivative, far too wedded to juvenile mythology, and far too tentative to deserve its elevated profile.
Film
In The Lighthouse, Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson’s Despair Becomes Our Own
Never content to simply depict its characters as their mental health erodes, the film seeks to make the viewer feel like they too are actually on the same path with them.
Film
Jojo Rabbit, Billed as a Satire About Nazis, Lacks Any Actual Satirical Wit
Writer-Director Taika Waititi’s latest falls into the same trap of films like Green Book — that marginalized people have to work to prove their humanity
Film
The Ethics of Depicting Sexual Assault in Film
The 1979 Quebecois documentary Mourir à tue-tête (“A Scream from Silence”) is a valuable but too overlooked feminist film.
Art
A Screening of Short Horror Films Celebrating Queerness
Scream Queen features artists who employ horror tropes or aesthetics to explore queerness.
Film
The Hidden Sides of New York's Well-Known Landmarks
Three new HBO documentaries probe the stories of the Statue of Liberty, the Bronx, and the Apollo Theater.