Film
Television’s Best Action Cartoon Is Back
Directed by virtuous animator Genndy Tartakovsky, Primal is a continuously inventive and exciting adventure through a prehistoric fantasy world.
Review
Art
Judy Chicago’s Wo/Manhouse 2022 Could Use Some More Diversity
Although more inclusive than the original 1972 Womanhouse, the current remake would still benefit from more BIPOC artists, a broader intersectional dialogue, and a wider breadth of lived experience.
Film
The First Feature Documentary Made Entirely in Virtual Reality
We Met in Virtual Reality raises the bar for VR filmmaking, and has an optimistic vision for the potential of the metaverse.
Art
Who Has the Authority to Tell a Region's History?
Lydia Ourahmane asks whether her journey to the remote Tassili n’Ajjer plateau should be considered neocolonial tourism or an artistic exploration of cultural heritage.
Art
Robert Colescott's Indecorous Truths
Colescott’s use of stereotypes and humor continues to make viewers feel uncomfortable because it jabs indelicately at our complicity.
Art
We Need to Talk About the Middle Passage
Doreen Lynette Garner renders flesh in silicone with unforgiving realism, representing the pathology of colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy.
Books
The Iranian Poet Who Became an American Action Painter
A new book introduces two Manoucher Yektais: the stateless, anti-historical Modernist painter and the poet writing narrative verse exclusively in Farsi.
Art
The Visionary From Antigua
The sense of isolation, of being alone in the natural world, is pervasive in Frank Walter's art, and yet one can also sense a muted calm.
Film
Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Funny, Intelligent, and Horrifying
It's another equally thrilling and smart ride from the rising director, subtly tackling intersecting ideas about “seeing” and “being seen” along the way.
Art
The Labor of US Citizenship, One Stitch at a Time
As if making her own census, Han Sifuentes surveys groups of immigrants to reveal the labor, research, and proof needed by an immigrant in order to demonstrate their belonging.
Film
A Documentary Unravels the Danger of Being Black and Pregnant in the US
Aftershock, directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, explains the disproportionate rate of Black maternal mortality in the US.
Books
When a Woman Chooses Art Over All Else
Both Celia Paul and Gwen John oriented their lives around being artists and were diverted by romantic entanglements with famous male artists that reduced them to muses. Was it worth it?