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The Limits of Vision

Corey Atad / Truthdig Oct 24, 2025 A new Obamas-produced documentary paints a shallow portrait of Ghanaian revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Mark of the (Mr.) Beast

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Oct 17, 2025 New adaptations of prophetic Stephen King stories highlight the long, perverse tradition of “endurance” media, where suffering is the spectacle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Gaza Strip, in Filmstrips

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 16, 2025 Archival documentarian Göran Hugo Olsson tells the story of Israel and Palestine through decades of Swedish public television footage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Raoul Peck’s Filmmaking Equation

Corey Atad / Truthdig Sep 26, 2025 The director behind “I Am Not Your Negro” and “The Young Karl Marx” returns with a portrait of George Orwell as fascism and disinformation surge around the world. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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To Understand a Predator

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Sep 23, 2025 A new documentary reconsiders the allure of one of the strangest television shows of all time. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Intimate Revolution

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Sep 19, 2025 “One Battle After Another” is a Molotov cocktail lobbed right at the studio system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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They Live in the Gray: The New Political Cinema

Corey Atad / Truthdig Sep 18, 2025 Context is no longer key for a new crop of filmmakers who are meeting the present moment with ambiguity rather than dogma. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Hot for Teacher

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Sep 10, 2025 The queer coming-of-age drama “Dreams” captures the rush of young, forbidden love. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Dreamland of Misfit Porcelain Toys

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Sep 3, 2025 After a long absence, the Brothers Quay return to reassert their mastery of the animated macabre. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Some Real Cowgirl Sh*t

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Aug 20, 2025 Kate Beecroft’s “East of Wall” takes on the task of reimagining the American Western. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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An Artist Moves On

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Aug 8, 2025 A quiet South Korean domestic drama turns the lens on its director’s scandals in an effort to close the book on them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Sudan, Remembered

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Aug 6, 2025 A new film chronicles the Sudanese revolution of 2019 and the young activists, poets and musicians who persevere amid war and chaos. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )