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Netflix’s Half-Assed Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman 

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

Despite faithfully recreating the story of the beloved comic book series, the TV show lacks the verve of the original.

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Lena Dunham Puts a Twist on the “Lose Your Virginity” Film Genre

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 10, 2022August 11, 2022

Featuring a delicate lead performance by Christine Froseth, this is a smart, sometimes purposefully discomfiting comedy about taking control of one’s sexuality.

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Documentaries About Remembrance and Cultural Celebration in the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival

by Bedatri D. Choudhury August 3, 2022August 4, 2022

This year’s program celebrates the resilience and joy in worldwide struggles against erasure and confinement.

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The Art of Making It Is a Film for Those Who Haven’t Been Paying Attention

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel July 27, 2022July 28, 2022

The documentary has impressive access to contemporary art world figures, but comes up with no good solutions for the many problems it discusses.

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Television’s Best Action Cartoon Is Back

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Directed by virtuous animator Genndy Tartakovsky, Primal is a continuously inventive and exciting adventure through a prehistoric fantasy world.

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The First Feature Documentary Made Entirely in Virtual Reality

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel July 24, 2022July 22, 2022

We Met in Virtual Reality raises the bar for VR filmmaking, and has an optimistic vision for the potential of the metaverse.

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A Documentary Unravels the Danger of Being Black and Pregnant in the US

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel July 18, 2022July 18, 2022

Aftershock, directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, explains the disproportionate rate of Black maternal mortality in the US.

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New Biopics of Elvis and the Sex Pistols Share Weaknesses

by Jake Cole June 29, 2022July 1, 2022

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.

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A Meta Remake-of-a-Remake Muses on the State of Cinema

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

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.

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Reimagining the Archives of a Revolution

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 20, 2022June 17, 2022

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.

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Circle Jerk Takes the Absurdity of Modern Existence to the Extreme

by Juan Barquin June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the hybrid film/theatrical production is a dense and irreverent look at the performance of queerness.

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A Queer Asian American Twist on Pride and Prejudice

Avatar photo by Dillon Heyck June 14, 2022June 15, 2022

In relocating the Jane Austen classic to a contemporary vacation haven, Fire Island explores intersecting issues of race and class in the gay community.

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