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The Academy’s ‘Green Book’ Debacle Should Come as No Surprise

Stuart Richards / The Conversation Feb 25, 2019 Peter Farrelly's Oscar-winning drama is merely the latest in a long line of Hollywood productions with questionable racial politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Would Trump Let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali Back Into the Country? (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 27, 2017 The "Moonlight" actor is the first Muslim to win an Oscar since the Academy Awards began in 1929. This comes just as Muslims are being "othered" by the president's cronies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

That Final Twist Was More Surprising Than the Politics at the 2017 Oscars

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 27, 2017 Contemporary actors, including a few at Sunday's Academy Awards, might catch heat for mixing politics with gold statuettes, but politics are in Oscar’s DNA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Best of Truthdig’s Film Reviews 2016: List Includes ‘Arrival’ and ‘La La Land’

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 30, 2016 Given the presidential election and the premature deaths of a surprising number of baby-boomer entertainers, 2016 was the worst of years. Nonetheless, this annus horribilis produced a surprising number of great films. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Moonlight’: Baptism by Hope

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 28, 2016 With minimal plot and dialogue, director Barry Jenkins turns familiar elements of a hardscrabble coming-of-age story into an extraordinary, even transcendent, cinematic feat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )