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David Attenborough Guides Us to the Time of the Dinosaurs
Prehistoric Planet is visually ambitious, but the docuseries often fails to contextualize those visuals for the curious viewer.
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An AI-Generated Andy Warhol Confides In Us
The extensive Netflix docuseries, based on Warhol’s memoirs, won’t fully satisfy either casual viewers or fans of the Pop icon.
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Lynching Postcards Explores a Dark Corner of US History
Director Christine Turner explains to Hyperallergic how her documentary short interrogates the white gaze and seeks to reaffirm some ugly truths about the past.
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‘You Should Feel Disturbed’ — Talking to the Directors of Attica
In the wake of the film’s nomination for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, Stanley Nelson and Traci Curry speak to Hyperallergic about the uprising’s ongoing relevance.
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Jeen-Yuhs Knows That Kanye West Isn’t a Riddle That Can be Solved
The gargantuan three-part documentary follows the famous, controversial rapper for 20 years, capturing his brilliance and contradictions.
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An Art Film Romance Takes a Rare Transcendentalist View
Using magical realism and never taking the expected approach, Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze asks viewers to take more notice of the world around them.
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A Return to The Matrix Explores Binary Thinking
With The Matrix Resurrections, writer/director Lana Wachowski critically examines how our understanding of gender and identity has changed since the original trilogy.
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How John Wilson Turns Thousands of Hours of Video Into Unique Explorations of New York
The filmmaker talks to Hyperallergic about the second season of his HBO show How To with John Wilson and going down every rabbit hole he can find.
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The Power of the Dog Is a Different Kind of Western Film
Acclaimed director Jane Campion returns to film with an all-star cast featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and more.
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A Wealth of Never-Before-Seen Footage is Restored for The Beatles: Get Back
Casual and obsessive fans of the band alike will appreciate the sheer volume of new material in Peter Jackson’s epic-length docuseries.
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This Thanksgiving, Don’t Forget the History of Native Bounties in the US
The documentary short Bounty and its accompanying website make a potent statement from the Penobscot Nation that they are still here.