Tag: art

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March 21, 2021

“Wojnarowicz” is a powerful portrait of an artist who took no prisoners

Chris McKim's documentary about the fiery artist turned AIDS activist is a stirring tribute to voices that were silenced too soon.
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January 24, 2020

Sundance 2020: “The Painter and the Thief” Finds Activity in Passivity

Benjamin Ree documents the budding, murky friendship between a painter and the man who stole her painting.
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November 20, 2019

Martin Scorsese Is A Great Filmmaker, and Dead Wrong About Marvel

There's a lot more nuance to be found in the discourse surrounding Marvel movies and arthouse cinema.
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June 14, 2019

“The Proposal” Succeeds Thanks to a Focus on the Questions

Jill Magid’s documentary delves into messy conversations about the link between art and legacy, becoming a short but compelling work of its own. NOW STREAMING:..
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May 27, 2019

Cannes Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Paints a Picture of Incredible Passion

Céline Sciamma's queer period romance is an intimate visual feast, filled with uncanny empathy and admirable aesthetics.
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March 4, 2019

Ruben Brandt, Collector Review: A Swirling, Surreal Heist Thriller

The Hungarian animated film is a stunningly psychedelic dive into art and film history.
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February 1, 2019

Sundance 1/31 Dispatch: Share, Velvet Buzzsaw

Day 4 of Sundance shows us a neon-lit social media nightmare in Share, as well as Dan Gilroy's arch, uneven art world critique Velvet Buzzsaw.
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February 1, 2019

“Velvet Buzzsaw” Review: Dan Gilroy Presents a Gallery of Garish Scares

High art meets low-grade horror in Dan Gilroy's big, chancey dark satire of the high-priced modern art market.
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October 29, 2018

The Price of Everything: Nathaniel Kahn on the Intersection Between Art and Commerce (Interview)

The documentarian talks about the relationship between art and money, the over-the-top personalities of high-powered art collectors, and what happens when artists have to commodify..