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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 11, 2019

Issues Are the New Black: “Orange Is the New Black”’s Final Season Doubles Down on Injustice

In a year of TV series reaching their much-vaunted conclusions, Orange Is the New Black went out with a seventh season filled with drum-banging polemic.
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July 12, 2019

Fantasia 2019: “Sons of Denmark” Haunts With Timely Political Violence

Ulaa Salim's tense, complex political thriller shines a light on the very modern terrors of far-right nationalism, and the radical violence that rises in response.
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May 21, 2019

What’s My Name – Muhammad Ali Review: Sports Doc Gets In Good Hits But Pulls Some Punches

Antoine Fuqua's HBO doc about the greatest fighter of all time is an intriguing, if uneven, dive into the man behind the myth.
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May 3, 2019

Penny Lane on “Hail Satan?”, Religion in Politics, and Making Her First ‘Normal’ Documentary

Documentarian Penny Lane returns to our weekly interview podcast to talk about her deeply funny, insightful dive into The Satanic Temple.
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January 19, 2019

Brexit Review: The Big (Ben) Short

HBO's latest is a didactic lecture of a Brexit primer whose handsome performances hide a smug political nihilism.