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The Sound of Silence On Screen

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jan 23, 2023 An experimental Sundance documentary that upends audio-visual conventions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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How Not to Make Indigenous Futurism Movies

Jason Asenap / Grist Jan 2, 2023 James Cameron not the kind of ally that Indigenous people want or need to help tell their stories. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Black Panthers of Alabama

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Dec 23, 2022 Truthdig sits down with director Sam Pollard to discuss his latest film, "Lowndes County: The Road to Black Power." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Dissident’s Camera

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 16, 2022 Jafar Panahi’s final film before his imprisonment is also his most self-reflexive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Fathers, Daughters and Videotape

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 8, 2022 “Aftersun” is anything but simple. Its moving tapestry of abstractions is the most precise and devastating piece of cinema this year. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Goldin Girls

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 25, 2022 Whether it’s a sophisticated surveillance state, the military-industrial complex, or billion-dollar pharmaceutical firms, Poitras shows us that the high and mighty can be held accountable—and even defeated. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Aesthetics of Capitalism, (Somewhat) Deconstructed

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Nov 17, 2022 “Triangle of Sadness” completes Östlund’s triptych about men and money, but with a looseness that feels like aloofness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The First War On Protesters

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 Siddhant Adlakha reviews a new documentary that examines the government’s Potemkin protests of the late 1960s. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Inflammatory ‘The Hunt’ Delivers Mere Sparks

By Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 12, 2020 Reviled by the Far-Right and pulled from theaters last fall, the new thriller plays it safe while pitting red against blue. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Apple Won’t Allow Movie Villains to Use iPhones

By Zach Sharf / Salon Feb 28, 2020 "Knives Out" director Rian Johnson explains why the bad guy in his latest film isn't using any of the tech company's products. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oscars Get With the Political Program

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 10, 2020 This year's telecast showed signs of progress—now the Academy Awards producers need to get audiences to tune in again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Wins for ‘Parasite’ Give Oscar Night an Emotional High

JOCELYN NOVECK / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2020 The South Korean movie becomes the first non-English language film to win the top prize in the Academy Awards' 92-year history. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )