Arts & Culture

The Dissident’s Camera

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 16, 2022 Jafar Panahi’s final film before his imprisonment is also his most self-reflexive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fathers, Daughters and Videotape

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Dec 8, 2022 “Aftersun” is anything but simple. Its moving tapestry of abstractions is the most precise and devastating piece of cinema this year. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Aesthetics of Capitalism, (Somewhat) Deconstructed

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Nov 17, 2022 “Triangle of Sadness” completes Östlund’s triptych about men and money, but with a looseness that feels like aloofness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Apple Won’t Allow Movie Villains to Use iPhones

By Zach Sharf / Salon Feb 28, 2020 "Knives Out" director Rian Johnson explains why the bad guy in his latest film isn't using any of the tech company's products. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kirk Douglas, Longtime Influential Movie Star, Dies at 103

HILLEL ITALIE / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2020 The strong-jawed "Spartacus" actor who helped weaken Hollywood blacklist of suspected Communists is heralded as a maverick and patriarch. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘1917’ Is a Cinematic Trip Through Hell

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Dec 24, 2019 Director Sam Mendes renders a memorable World War I mission in one gob-smacking edit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Time Like the Present for Mr. Rogers’ Radical Kindness

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Nov 21, 2019 The TV icon’s enduring appeal, and his ability to serve as an anti-venom to Trumpism, get a worthy boost with Tom Hanks in the red cardigan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Sycophant Jon Voight to Receive National Medal of Arts

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Nov 18, 2019 The actor is among the first honorees of the presidency. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Watch the CIA Get Away With Torture

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Drug Trade Isn’t Just Killing People, but the Planet Itself

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 25, 2019 A gripping documentary details the surprising role drug cartels and illegal traffickers are playing in the extinction of a rare whale. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Coming Into His Own, With Springsteen Leading the Way

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 Gurinder Chadha’s "Blinded by the Light" shows how music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Searching for San Francisco’s Lost Heart

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )