The Unfortunate Ugliness of ‘The Last Dance’ The Unfortunate Ugliness of ‘The Last Dance’
Michael Jordan is compelling, but not when his bullying is portrayed as a positive part of his brand.
Apr 22, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas
The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.
Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu
How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood
Lillian Ross’s Picture traces the ways in which the Red Scare shaped a generation’s creative and professional compromises.
Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Max Nelson
What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China? What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?
They may fight over censorship and trade, but the biggest players all want the same thing: movies that make as much money as possible.
Mar 3, 2020 / Phoebe Chen
Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk
Our reporter offers a view from the public line at the Weinstein trial.
Feb 20, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski
The ‘Parasite’ Oscar Sweep Is a Triumph for South Korean Culture The ‘Parasite’ Oscar Sweep Is a Triumph for South Korean Culture
Bong Joon-ho’s film about the gap between rich and poor challenges English-language dominance in the industry.
Feb 10, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
Between the Old World and the New Between the Old World and the New
On Kantemir Balagov’s Beanpole and Patricio Guzmán’s The Cordillera of Dreams.
Feb 7, 2020 / Stuart Klawans
‘Parasite’ Has Opened American Eyes to South Korea’s Reality ‘Parasite’ Has Opened American Eyes to South Korea’s Reality
Now we need a film to cut through US myths about the North.
Jan 24, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
Agnès Varda Had to Fight Agnès Varda Had to Fight
Her cinematic archive is a manifesto against complacency.
Jan 23, 2020 / Max Nelson
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: the Man, the Myth, the Movie Mikhail Khodorkovsky: the Man, the Myth, the Movie
“It seemed to me that ideologically he [Putin] was one of our people,” the former Russian oligarch says in the new Alex Gibney documentary Citizen K.
Jan 22, 2020 / Lucy Komisar