Frederick Wiseman's long career exploring the functions of American institutions continues with his recent City Hall. On this episode, we contrast it with Ex …
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The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcases the old and the new of world cinema
The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcased classics, like Les Ordres, and the latest in world cinema, from Undine to Caught in the Net to My Salinger …
I Am Greta is part of the problem it portrays
Nathan Grossman's I Am Greta about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the story of the girl behind the figurehead but fails to take an interest in what …
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Ep. 53: Boys State & First Stripes
In this episode, we compare two political, but not didactic, documentaries, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's new film Boy's State and Jean-François Caissy’s 2018 …
The search for strange: Werner Herzog re-examines Bruce Chatwin’s travels in Nomad
20 years after travel writer Bruce Chatwin’s death, Herzog’s new film Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin serves as both a celebration of Chatwin’s …
TIFF19 review: Hind Meddeb’s documentary Paris Stalingrad captures a particular political moment
Hind Meddeb's Paris Stalingrad questions the spectacle of authoritarian xenophobia. Establishing shots evoking News From Home locate us in Paris’ refugee …