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BLK Docs 2020: WILMINGTON ON FIRE
BLK Docs 2020: WILMINGTON ON FIRE

Wilmington on Fire maintains its path of creating a strong and comprehensive account of the political mood of the time and the world that was left.

Liberte
LIBERTÉ: Grotesquely Arousing, But Mostly Grotesque

Liberté is sexual, it’s arousing in respects, it’s taboo in many instances, but overall, it is grotesque and repulsive.

THE GREAT Season 1: Brutal, Raunchy, and Relevant
THE GREAT Season 1: Brutal, Raunchy & Relevant

Proving that history is still relevant to the present, The Great is a unique period drama that is part entertaining, brutal, and raunchy all at once.

HOLLYWOOD Miniseries: Style & Some Substance In Slick Netflix Drama
HOLLYWOOD Miniseries: Style & Some Substance In Slick Netflix Drama

With the talent involved and the potential of its revisionist take on Golden Age Hollywood, Netflix’s Hollywood provides minor thrills where it promised major dramatic power.

TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: A History Of Violence
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: A History Of Violence

True History of the Kelly Gang wants us to sympathize with a murderer who suffered great trauma from birth to death. It’s unfortunate that the film’s most critical moments fall flat.

Director Justin Kurzel Talks TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG
Director Justin Kurzel Talks TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG

We spoke with True History of the Kelly Gang director Justin Kurzel about Ned Kelly’s significance to Australian culture and how his adaptation of the story is unique from those that have come before.

COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E6) “The Man Of A Trillion Worlds”: A Beautiful Tribute To Carl Sagan
COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E6) “The Man Of A Trillion Worlds”: A Beautiful Tribute To Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan managed, in his tragically brief lifetime, to not only bring about the greatest era of interdisciplinary scientific study, but also to provide unprecedented access to science for the masses.

First Thoughts on MRS. AMERICA: Refreshes The Memory Of The Equal Rights Amendment Events
First Thoughts on MRS. AMERICA: Refreshes The Memory Of The Equal Rights Amendment Events

With its well-crafted story and amazing casting, Mrs. America surely makes us think about the past, present, and future of women and women’s rights.

COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E5) “The Cosmic Connectome”: How The Universe May Come To Know Itself
COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E5) “The Cosmic Connectome”: How The Universe May Come To Know Itself

In the fifth episode of Cosmos: Possible Worlds, we explore our greatest asset in the journey toward knowing the universe, the intricate galaxy within each of us: the mind.

COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E4) “Vavilov”: “The Courage Of Our Questions”
COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (S3E4) “Vavilov”: The Courage Of Our Questions

In Episode 4 of Cosmos: Possible Worlds, we explore the life and legacy of the great scientist, Nikolai Vavilov.

TIFF Dispatch: In Conversation With Thomas Heise, Director Of HEIMAT IS A SPACE IN TIME

Prolific German documentarian Thomas Heise returns with Heimat is a Space in Time. We spoke with the director ahead of the film’s release.

A History-Making Night At The 2020 Oscars
A History-Making Night At The 2020 Oscars

There was truly no better way for the night to wrap up than with Bong Joon-Ho and Parasite making history.

I WISH I KNEW: Jia Zhangke’s Shanghai Serenade
I WISH I KNEW: Jia Zhangke’s Shanghai Serenade

One of the more poetic documentaries, I Wish I Knew is an ode to the impact one city has had, across so many decades, on so many lives.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: The Fate Of Father Figures
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: The Fate Of Father Figures

The True History of the Kelly Gang is often punishing and resistant to facile translation, but there’s no denying the merciless power that Justin Kurzel brings.

THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI: A Flawed But Surprising Endeavor
THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI: A Flawed But Surprising Endeavor

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi displays well the difficult position of Ranibai of Jhansi, with a respect for her cleverness and leadership while acknowledging her faults and mistakes.