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5 Off the Beaten Path Thanksgiving Movies
5. “Shoplifters” (2018), dir. Hirokazu Koreeda This film starts off the list by bending the rules slightly. “Shoplifters” isn’t necessarily…
Authenticity in Action: “Daruma” is Carving Out a Space for Disabled Actors
When Kelli McNeil-Yellen penned the script of “Daruma” nearly 15 years ago, she had no inkling of just how groundbreaking…
America’s Largest Documentary Festival – Nov. 8-26
Anselm Kiefer, Liv Ullmann, Little Richard, Jack and Sam Top DOC NYC How does one approach a film festival too…
Scorsese at 81: The Director’s Independent Spirit Continues to Shine
2023 is shaping up to be quite a big year for Martin Scorsese. This past October saw the 50th anniversary…
Independent Film’s Weekend At The Movies
Many argue that cinema’s biggest event in 2023 was Barbenheimer— the joint theatrical release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in July….
Actors and Studios Reach an Agreement, Ending Strike
On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) officially went on strike, joining the…
Editors’ Picks
New York Film Festival September 29–October 13
Film at Lincoln Center knows its audiences. Christian Petzold’s Afire (2023), a German drama of wildfires setting an entire forest…
In Conversation: Megan Kapler and Harry Cullen
In advance of the Bright Lights Cinema Series screening of Laura Poitras’ 2022 documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,”…
Reconsidering Andrea Dworkin’s Legacy in “My Name is Andrea”
It is early in director Pratibha Parmar’s “My Name is Andrea” when its subject comes alive in brilliant, flaming righteousness….
