S Categories Interviews January 26, 2021 Sam Pollard on what “MLK/FBI” can teach us about the Capitol riots The director of MLK/FBI talks about assembling a doc in a pandemic and what the '60s can teach us about the movements of today.
& Categories Reviews TV September 26, 2020 “Agents of Chaos” digs up the Russian troll farms that decided 2016 Alex Gibney's latest work of docu-journalism details the misinformation campaigns holding our social media (and sense of trust in institutions) hostage.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 14, 2020 “Boys State” peers at the intersection of politics and masculinity Young men wade into the waters of Trump-era politics, showing a haunting, hopeful glimpse of our political future.
& Categories TV May 21, 2020 “AKA Jane Roe” lays bare the complex figure at the heart of Roe v. Wade FX's new documentary compellingly charts Norma McCorvey's journey from pro-choice activist to paid pro-life figurehead.
& Categories Movies May 5, 2020 “Becoming” is a portrait of a First Lady on fire Nadia Hallgren's Netflix film probes the post-presidency life of Michelle Obama, and the pressures she faces both in and out of the White House.
S Categories Festivals Movies SXSW 2020 March 23, 2020 SXSW: “The Dilemma of Desire” Examines the Politics of Passion Maria Finitzo's documentary celebrates female sexuality in all its varied forms.
& Categories TV March 11, 2020 “The Plot Against America” Is Alt-History and Chilling Reality David Simon and Ed Burns' adaptation of the Philip Roth novel paints a harrowing picture of an alternate America that feels all too prescient.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 January 31, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Once Upon a Time In Venezuela” Anabel Rodríguez Ríos's documentary about tension in the small village of Congo Mirador is both singular and specific.
R Categories Movies December 11, 2019 Richard Jewell Review: Jewell of Denial Clint Eastwood's latest tests the limits of perception, even as it loses the script with its portrayal of the media.
T Categories TV September 23, 2019 The Politician Review: Ryan Murphy Works Overtime For Your Vote Ryan Murphy's first show for Netflix throws everything at the wall, and not all of it sticks.
