Truthdig Wins 10 Prizes at the 60th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2018 The news website, which received 19 nominations from the Los Angeles Press Club, earns three first-place prizes, six second-place awards and one third-place finish. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Tully’ Delivers a Welcome Postpartum Digression

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 2, 2018 Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis sparkle in this satire on the outsourcing of parenthood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Black Panther’ Is Rich in Supernatural Resources

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 14, 2018 Quietly, but emphatically, “Black Panther” portrays Africa as the cradle of human endeavor, from architecture and design to fashion and toolmaking. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Art Imitates Life in Top Films of 2017

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 30, 2017 The best movies of the year reflected the zeitgeist of America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reawakened

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 14, 2017 The latest film in the "Star Wars" universe is a crafty reimagining of the galactic multiverse, filled with strong characters and contemporary political themes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Bad, The Good, and The Difference

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 7, 2017 For all its amateurishness, “The Room” is authentic, a heartfelt, if inarticulate, expression of a naive artist. “The Disaster Artist” is an artificial substitute. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Nov 21, 2017 Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, “Call Me by Your Name,” is a lush, lyrical study of sexual confusion and awakening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

One Mississippi, Two Mississippis: Dee Rees’ ‘Mudbound’

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Nov 15, 2017 The epic film portrays an ambitious portrait of Americans struggling with race and class in the aftermath of World War II. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hollywood’s Actress Abuse Problem Goes Beyond the Casting Couch

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 20, 2017 Sexual harassment is only one of many land mines women must dodge in an industry where men are predominantly in power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Empathy, Not Judgment, for Complicated Characters

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 13, 2017 Two new fall films, “The Meyerowitz Stories” and “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,” highlight how specific narratives are universally relatable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Detroit’: It Looks Like Vietnam, but It’s the USA

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jul 27, 2017 Director Kathryn Bigelow turns the tragic events of July 1967 in Detroit into a tense suspense film. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Sickness and in Health

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jun 30, 2017 Although “The Big Sick” presents itself as a familiar story with an intercultural twist, it breaks from the typical boy-meets-girl form in more ways than one, with moving results. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )