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March 5, 2021

Berlinale 2021: “Night Raiders” warps Native issues into a weak YA thriller

Danis Goulet's sci-fi adventure intriguingly explores the systematic eradication of indigenous peoples through a Hunger Games lens, but falters when it leans too close to the conventions of that already-creaky genre.
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April 27, 2020

“Thor: Ragnarok” was a joyous punch in the face of colonialism

Taika Waititi's irreverent revamp of the Thor series, Thor: Ragnarok, manages to weave some much-needed criticism of imperialism among the gags.
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December 29, 2019

Every Episode of “The Mandalorian”, Ranked

From the first time we meet Baby Yoda to the final trek of the Razor Crest, we look back at the highs and lows of The Mandalorian's first season.
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December 16, 2019

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019

From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.
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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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November 12, 2019

The Mandalorian Recap: Star Wars Goes West With “Chapter One”

Disney+'s live-action Star Wars series shakes off its fan-film cobwebs and shows glimmers of space Western intrigue.
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November 1, 2019

CIFF: Thomasin McKenzie on Nazis, Toxicity, and “Jojo Rabbit”

The star of "Leave No Trace" and "Jojo Rabbit" sits down to talk about her career, her latest role, and finding humanity in inhumane times.
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October 24, 2019

CIFF Dispatch: “Jojo Rabbit”, “A Girl Missing”, “The Torch” and More

(This dispatch is part of our coverage of the 2019 Chicago International Film Festival.) Welp, CIFF keeps chugging along, and the weather just keeps getting..