Three Anti-Capitalist Documentaries to Stream During the Shutdown
Also see “Five Anti-Capitalist Films to Watch in Isolation” by Liz Vogt Right now, it’s easy to feel disconnected.…
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What To Watch: ‘About a Teacher’ Explores the Struggles of a Public School Instructor & His Students
For decades, teaching has been considered the fallback of the inept. After all, the old chestnut, “Those who can,…
Five Anti-Capitalist Films to Watch While in Isolation
Also see “Three Anti-Capitalist Documentaries to Stream During the Shutdown” by Liz Vogt The pandemic we find ourselves in…
Scorsese and Pacino Resurrect Jimmy Hoffa in ‘The Irishman’
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, his latest cinematic exploration of the world of organized crime, is perhaps one of the…
‘Imprisoned’ Highlights Human Fallibility in the Criminal Justice System
Hollywood studios invest vast sums of money in the films they produce, and the stories they tell tend to…
Director Stéphane Brizé Depicts Class Struggle With Dark Realism in ‘At War’
Few films portray working people realistically. One thinks of rare movies such as Hollywood’s Norma Rae, the independent Salt…
Lessons on Grassroots Campaigning from ‘Councilwoman’
Carmen Castillo is a housekeeper. A Dominican immigrant, she is raising three kids and lives in an impoverished neighborhood…
‘American Woman’ and More From the Tribeca Film Fest
American Woman, directed by Semi Chellas The Patty Hearst story is an odd, murky chapter in recent U.S. history,…
The American Worker Gets the Spotlight at the Tribeca Film Fest
Established in response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Tribeca Film Festival has, since…
Lessons from ‘The Brink’ With Steve Bannon
Over the course of Alison Klayman’s new biopic The Brink, Steve Bannon utters a number of chilling lines, but…
