Film
The Films That Presaged Our AI Future
A new Criterion Channel film collection spanning five decades examines the pressing existential questions surrounding artificial intelligence today.
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Netflix’s Half-Assed Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman
Despite faithfully recreating the story of the beloved comic book series, the TV show lacks the verve of the original.
Film
Lena Dunham Puts a Twist on the “Lose Your Virginity” Film Genre
Featuring a delicate lead performance by Christine Froseth, this is a smart, sometimes purposefully discomfiting comedy about taking control of one’s sexuality.
Film
Documentaries About Remembrance and Cultural Celebration in the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival
This year’s program celebrates the resilience and joy in worldwide struggles against erasure and confinement.
Film
The Art of Making It Is a Film for Those Who Haven’t Been Paying Attention
The documentary has impressive access to contemporary art world figures, but comes up with no good solutions for the many problems it discusses.
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.
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.
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.
Film
New Biopics of Elvis and the Sex Pistols Share Weaknesses
Baz Luhrmann’s film Elvis and Danny Boyle’s miniseries Pistol are both overly fixated on the influence their respective musicians’ managers had on them.
Film
A Meta Remake-of-a-Remake Muses on the State of Cinema
Stuffed with references to historical and contemporary film, Olivier Assayas’s miniseries version of his own 1996 film Irma Vep is sometimes too clever for its own good.
Film
Reimagining the Archives of a Revolution
Portuguese filmmaker Filipa César, whose work is the subject of an online retrospective hosted by Metrograph, seeks to help Bissau-Guineans preserve the memory of their revolution.
Performance
Circle Jerk Takes the Absurdity of Modern Existence to the Extreme
Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the hybrid film/theatrical production is a dense and irreverent look at the performance of queerness.