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Ken Burns Does Da Vinci

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 15, 2024 A chronicler of Americana takes on the towering genius of 15th century Italy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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What Quiet Meditation on an Eastern Himalayan Moth Can Teach Us

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Nov 1, 2024 Two Indian filmmakers on the importance of looking at the world with more attention and hearing with more intent. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Novelizations Have Risen From the Grave

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Oct 31, 2024 A small horror publisher re-animates literature’s most terrifying and despised monster. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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A Restless Restitution in Africa

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 24, 2024 Mati Diop breathes life into statues in the ethereal political art doc “Dahomey.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Carriages, Pumpkins and Stripper Poles

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 17, 2024 Sean Baker is still the undisputed American master of the neorealist fairy tale. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Fellowship of the Lame

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Oct 9, 2024 A surrealist fantasy spoof sends the leaders of the G7 stumbling through the deep, dark woods. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Week John and Yoko Seized American TV

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Oct 7, 2024 “Daytime Revolution” chronicles John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1972 takeover — with a little help from their radical friends — of “The Mike Douglas Show.” Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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A Photographer’s Legacy, Airbrushed

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Sep 27, 2024 A mechanical biopic about World War II journalist Lee Miller could have used more time in the darkroom. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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No Place for Sissies

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Aug 30, 2024 An octogenarian filmmaker turns his camera down life’s homestretch. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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A Spanish Master Comes Full Circle

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Aug 22, 2024 Victor Erice’s “Close Your Eyes” is a deeply personal valedictorian meditation on memory, mortality and cinema. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Surviving the Cruel Saga of Canada’s Indigenous Boarding Schools

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Aug 16, 2024 “Sugarcane” chronicles the cruel intergenerational saga of Canada’s Indigenous boarding schools. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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The Irish Rap Rebellion

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Aug 2, 2024 The hip-hop trio Kneecap fights the power in a fun, self-reflexive biopic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )