Film
The Wistful, Lyrical, Romantic World of Wong Kar-wai
Film at Lincoln Center's complete retrospective of Wong's filmography offers the chance to see some of his lesser-known films.
Review
Art
Prado Museum Reopens With a Hard Look at Spanish Sexism
"Uninvited Guests" looks at sexism in Spain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and at the museum’s own essential role in perpetuating it.
Film
The Best of Bite-Sized Films on the Criterion Channel
From a stop-motion musical to a documentary about a man befriending a hyena pack, here are some short films you should check out.
Film
Who Should Get the Credit for Citizen Kane? The Great Debate Continues
The new Hollywood period piece Mank revives an old controversy over the acclaimed film.
Books
30 Years of the Guerrilla Girls’ Art and Advocacy
As the old saying goes, “If you can’t beat ’em, put on a Halloween mask and publicly indict their terrible record of human rights infractions.”
Art
The Crude, Exhilarating, Watery Worlds of Alfred Wallis
Wallis tore up the rule book and pointed a way forward for British painting.
Books
Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Photostats Document Subjugation and Violence
The artist stretched constructs of authority and authorship to impel the viewer's awareness and participation.
Film
When Class Conflict Met Queer Romance
Ammonite tells a 19th-century love story that prompts less a tingle through the loins than a chill down the spine.
Music
Pop Noise Overkill
Big and loud music from Backxwash, Food House, Toriena, and Blackpink.
Art
The Chilling, Little Known History of Nuclear Experiments in the US Southwest
In From Dust Cara Despain lays bare that dark chapter of US history when the government tested nuclear weapons on its own soil.
Film
Hillbilly Elegy Tries, and Fails, to Understand the Working Class
Based on the memoir by J.D. Vance, this film adaptation is the latest big piece of Hollywood poverty porn disguised as Oscar bait.
Film
A Queer Twist on the Incredibly Heteronormative Holiday Romcom Genre
In Happiest Season, Kristen Stewart stars in a Clea Duvall-directed story about a woman head over heels with another who won’t come out.