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Down by the Riverside

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Aug 13, 2026 “The Bend in the River" is the third documentary in a 50-year series about lifetime friends floating downstream. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Becoming Anthony Bourdain

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Aug 6, 2026 A new biopic serves up a portrait of the chef as a young man. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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James Baldwin’s Paris Ghost

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jul 31, 2026 An unconventional biopic imagines the author’s first year as an expatriate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Can We Finally Admit Christopher Nolan Leans Right (and Still Makes Good Movies)?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 24, 2026 Just as the acclaimed director projects modern morality onto the pagan Odysseus, his fans project progressive politics onto his conservative films. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Model Son

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Jul 23, 2026 Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film stars a heroic AI bereavement bot. Where’s ‘Black Mirror’ when you need it? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

There’s No Good Outcome to the Warner Bros. Takeover

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Choosing between a rightwing billionaire and the Netflix slop factory is grim, thankless work. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

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The Odyssey’s Long Cinematic Journey

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Jul 15, 2026 Christopher Nolan is only the latest — and best-funded — in a very long line of directors who’ve adapted Homer’s epic poem for the screen. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How Woody Guthrie Keeps Resonating With New Generations

Steve Appleford / Capital & Main Jul 9, 2026 A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Requiem for a Glacier

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jun 5, 2026 Sara Dosa’s latest documentary is an emotional plea to save the planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Oligarch’s Wife

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig May 28, 2026 Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Grand Prix-winner is an erotic thriller set against the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Soul of W.E.B. Du Bois

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 15, 2026 The American Masters biography of the scholar and civil rights pioneer airing on PBS could hardly be more timely. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Memories of Murder, Premonitions of Ecocide

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig May 8, 2026 A documentary about Indigenous land rights wrestles with Argentina’s colonial legacy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )