‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations ‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations
The big-budget pop movie surprises with themes and emotions that might escape the attention of action fans but are present all the same.
Feb 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba
Community-run cultural centers are rejuvenating post-industrial life, especially for a younger generation.
Feb 21, 2018 / Sujatha Fernandes
Abbas Kiarostami’s Posthumous Poem Abbas Kiarostami’s Posthumous Poem
In the Iranian filmmaker's last film, he has figured out a new way to stretch time.
Feb 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution
Is the civilian population of a colonial-settler regime ever a legitimate military target?
Feb 2, 2018 / Bill Fletcher Jr.
What Films to See Over the Holidays What Films to See Over the Holidays
The spectacle of Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, the anti-Trump propaganda of Steven Spielberg’s The Post, an inexplicable period melodrama by Paul Thomas Anderson, and more.
Dec 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll
Resistance was the watchword this year. These honorees not only refused to go backward; they challenged old orthodoxies.
Dec 20, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols
Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance
A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.
Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
Sally Hawkins’s Voiceless Desire Sally Hawkins’s Voiceless Desire
Of all the big year-end films, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is the most deeply moving.
Dec 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival
What makes a film festival count for more than a tally of masterpieces?
Oct 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis
The walls, fences, and brute force currently used to control this tide are shown to be not only barbaric but futile.
Oct 24, 2017 / Sarah Aziza