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A Sly Noir Film Offers a Critique of Chinese Capitalism
The Wild Goose Lake is the latest Chinese crime film to smuggle a critique of the country's inequality, surveillance, and the police state under the guise of genre.
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Anime's Hostile Visions of the Future
Anime's Human Machines at the Barbican Centre offers a variety of perspectives on humanity, technology, and whether the soul can exist between machines and humans.
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The Wonders and Terrors of Humanity's Impact on Earth
Featuring stunning landscape photography, the documentary Anthropocene surveys a new era of human-driven geology.
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A New Matthew Barney Film Retells an Ancient Myth in the American Wilds
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of the theatrical trailer for Redoubt, in which the goddess Diana becomes a modern hunter.
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A 3D Experience Recreates Merce Cunningham’s Most Famous Dances
On the centennial of the legendary dancer and choreographer's birth, the documentary Cunningham pays tribute to his work and philosophy.
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Watch Easter Snap, a New Documentary Short From Oscar Nominee RaMell Ross
Hyperallergic has the exclusive online premiere of his documentary about a journey to the Deep South and the homestead ritual of hog processing.
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The Journalism Collective Fighting Back Against "Post-Truth"
The documentary Bellingcat explores the limits and possibilities of activists using social media and public data for investigation.
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Euphoric, Boundary-Breaking Anime
Promare is an ideal introduction to the burning, creative, unwavering, and sometimes illogical soul of Studio Trigger.
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Separating the Man From the Myth of Diego Maradona
Asif Kapadia completes his trilogy of documentaries on fame with a portrait of the notorious footballer.
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Suzan Pitt, One of Animation's Most Imaginative Minds
To commemorate the abrupt passing of the trailblazing animator, Spectacle Theater offers audiences a glimmering portal into the filmmaker's handcrafted worlds.
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When Documentaries Muddle the Truth Instead of Pursuing It
An abuser is easily redeemed. A future killer's disturbing behavior is passed off as "eccentric." When filmmakers take shortcuts, their art suffers.
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How The Nightingale Confronts the Violence of Rape
Director Jennifer Kent's latest film chooses to recognize the violence of rape as well as the viewer’s personal limits and starts a conversation about them.