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The Story Behind America's Most Famous Sex Therapist
The documentary Ask Dr. Ruth connects Ruth Westheimer's life both to her philosophy toward sex and how she cultivated her media image.
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A Romance Horror Film Spotlights the Fraught Politics of Eating Meat in India
Aamis can be simultaneously read as a slow-burning forbidden romance, an allegorical nod to socio-cultural repressions, and as macabre corporeal horror.
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Quartet Chronicles a Twisted Ménage à Trois in the Roaring ’20s of Paris
In Quartet (1981), now screening at Quad Cinema, filmmaker James Ivory explores sexual Stockholm syndrome and the persistence of patriarchy in seedy 1920s Paris.
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The Strong Parallels Between Avengers: Endgame and 9/11
This film is not just the culmination of 11 years of storytelling within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also of Hollywood using action films to reenact 9/11.
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Two Emily Dickinson Biopics Present Radically Different Visions of Her Life
Just a few years ago, A Quiet Passion was lauded for its portrayal of Dickinson. Now, Wild Nights with Emily offers a new take on the poet.
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Other Music Remembers a Beloved New York Record Store
The new documentary tells the story of the music institution's life — and death.
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A Rare Action Movie Manages to Be Both Thrilling and Meaningful
Shadow, the latest release from Chinese director Zhang Yimou, looks like no other film.
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In Homecoming, Beyoncé Makes Beychella Personal
The megastar has directed a film about her already-legendary Coachella performance, incorporating it into her ongoing project exploring Black cultural and intellectual history.
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A Touching Portrait of Martha Cooper, a Legendary Chronicler of Graffiti
Martha: A Picture Story, is the first documentary that focuses on the life and career of one of the most important urban photographers of the past half-century.
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What to Watch Right Now on the Criterion Channel and OVID
The two streaming sites kicked off this past month with a robust, diverse selection of movies.
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A Filmmaker Captures the Seduction of Prosperity and Its False Promises
Mambéty made films that are political only on a broad, symbolic level, and their subject is the soul of a people who have been tricked into a troubling fate.
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A Filmmaker Explores His Mother's Youth and Parses Her Disturbing Dreams
Breathless Animals, premiering in the US as part of the Art of the Real festival, captures the cadence of nonlinear memory.