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Frieze L.A., The Sequel: Revenge of the White Patriarchy
Feb 14, 2020 Though diversity is a driving ethos of this year's event in Los Angeles, the art world is still deeply invested in sidelining people of color.
‘1917’ Is a Cinematic Trip Through Hell
Dec 24, 2019 Director Sam Mendes renders a memorable World War I mission in one gob-smacking edit.
Watch the CIA Get Away With Torture
Nov 14, 2019 Based on the 2014 Senate probe into the use of "enhanced interrogation," "The Report" sheds light on a shameful chapter in U.S. history.
In ‘The Kingmaker,’ Sordid Past is Prelude
Nov 7, 2019 Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield looks at Imelda Marcos then and now, older but still toxic.
The Modern Machiavelli Who Predicted Trump’s Rise
Sep 19, 2019 A new documentary chronicles the life and exploits of Roy Cohn, the audacious opportunist who cultivated our current president.Top-Flight Cast Takes On American Classic ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Aug 30, 2019 Beverly Hills production features Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville under the direction of five-time Olivier-Award winner Richard Eyre.
China Bests U.S. on the Factory Floor in Obamas’ Netflix Debut
Aug 20, 2019 "American Factory" highlights the mismatched workforces to shattering effect at a Chinese auto glass factory in Dayton, Ohio.
‘The Great Hack’ Shows How Facebook Got Your Number
Jul 23, 2019 For an Oscar-nominated filmmaking team, what started as a documentary on the Sony hack morphed into Cambridge Analytica’s brain hack.
Searching for San Francisco’s Lost Heart
Jun 6, 2019 Sundance Film Festival award-winner "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" zooms in on a once-vibrant culture dimmed by gentrification.
Ocasio-Cortez Came to ‘Knock Down the House’
May 1, 2019 Filmmakers Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick were there for all of it; their new documentary follows an ascendant AOC and three other women.
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‘Black Is Beautiful’: Identity, Pride and the Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
Apr 19, 2019 A new look at the activist impresario and photographer provides a positive guide for building community.
