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A BREAD FACTORY, PART TWO: A Sobering Reality Check and Why We Still Create Art Anyway
A BREAD FACTORY, PART TWO: A Sobering Reality Check and Why We Still Create Art Anyway

A Bread Factory may be dispiriting, but it’s a vital reminder to preserve community spaces, and form connections with those who appreciate the arts.

A BREAD FACTORY, PART ONE: A Communal Exploration of Why We Need The Arts
A BREAD FACTORY, PART ONE: A Communal Exploration Of Why We Need The Arts

A Bread Factory is a sprawling epic with an intimate touch, which perfectly articulates why community art spaces are necessary in the modern world.

Combating Trauma Through Art: Interviews With Jeffrey Wright & Vainuupo Avegalio Of WE ARE NOT DONE YET
Combating Trauma Through Art: Interviews With Jeffrey Wright & Vainuupo Avegalio Of WE ARE NOT DONE YET

We were able to speak with Jeffrey Wright and Vainuupo ‘A.V.’ Avegalio, who are both involved with the documentary We Are Not Done Yet.

Tokyo International Film Festival: THE MANGA MASTER: The Anatomy Of A Disappointing Biopic

The Manga Master takes a potentially interesting subject, and transforms his life into the stuff of biopic cliche.

THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING: A Colorful Glimpse Inside The Art Auction Bubble

As glossy, glamorous and fast-paced as the auctions it focuses on, The Price of Everything is a fun look inside an elite world that few of us could ever imagine entering.

RODIN: Another Genius Antihero Biopic Lacking the Imagination Of Its Subject

Rodin portrays its titular character as a fiery genius who is much better interacting with lumps of clay than he is with human beings. For an artist biopic, this is both predictable and exhausting.

Cowboys, Classical Greek Art, And America's Founding Myth
Cowboys, Classical Greek Art & America’s Founding Myth

The American Western is a worthy way to gaze at the past in reference to our present; seen from the early days of the genre to more recent revisionist entries.

Toronto International Film Festival 2018: ULYSSES & MONA: The Art Life Made Disappointing
Toronto International Film Festival 2018: ULYSSES & MONA: The Art Life Made Disappointing

As much as Ulysses & Mona can be a pleasant watch, and as much as Issa and Cantona gel with each other, it lacks a solid foundation.

Kusama: Infinity - A Heartfelt Piece of Filmmaking
KUSAMA: INFINITY: A Heartfelt Piece Of Filmmaking

Kusama: Infinity is a great introduction to the artist’s life and work, but it will definitely leave you wanting to seek out more information.

FACES PLACES: Agnès Varda's Swan Song Is Sheer Perfection
FACES PLACES: Agnès Varda’s Swan Song Is Sheer Perfection

It’s been almost a decade since the release of Agnès Varda’s last film, and even though her newest entry, Faces Places, is only slight, it’s still completely worth the wait.

LARGER THAN LIFE: THE KEVYN AUCOIN STORY: The Man Who Expanded The Definition Of Beauty, One Face At A Time
LARGER THAN LIFE: THE KEVYN AUCOIN STORY: The Man Who Expanded The Definition Of Beauty, One Face At A Time

Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story is an intimate portrait of a man who sought to expand the definition of beauty through every face he touched.

BOOM FOR REAL: A Time Capsule Of The Early Days Of Basquiat
BOOM FOR REAL: A Time Capsule Of The Early Days Of Basquiat

Boom For Real is an eye-opening look at how one unique artist was molded and inspired by the time and place in which he lived.

MCQUEEN: Making A Man Out Of An Icon
MCQUEEN: Making A Man Out Of An Icon

McQueen joins the pantheon of documentaries that not only retell a life story, but delve under the skin of the subject to present new layers.

Doc/Fest 10: Interview With Inka Achté, Director Of BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS: "It Isn't Easy To Dismantle Decades Of Tradition"
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: Interview With Inka Achté, Director Of BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS: “It Isn’t Easy To Dismantle Decades Of Tradition”

Musanna Ahmed attended this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest and shares his interview with Inka Achté, director of documentary Boys Who Like Girls.

Doc/Fest 10: TOO BEAUTIFUL: OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT: The Unsweet Science (& Interviews)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: TOO BEAUTIFUL: OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT: The Unsweet Science (& Interviews)

Musanna Ahmed reviews Too Beautiful: Our Right to Fight and spoke with director Maceo Frost and star Namibia Flores Rodriguez.