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On-the-ground at the Berlin Film Festival
The Indy’s Gordon Glasgow is sending us updates on all the screenings and behind-the-scenes happenings from Germany. Here’s his latest.
Black Pride in ‘Black Panther’
Was this the Promised Land? Black people partied on the escalator. I was going to my seat and asked…
Review: When Karl Marx Was Young And Dashing
Raoul Peck’s The Young Karl Marx is the best buddy movie since George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy and the…
What to Expect from the Berlin Film Festival
The Indy’s Gordon Glasgow is in Germany for the fest and will be providing regular coverage. Here’s the lay of the land.
Dystopia Redux: This Time ‘Blade Runner’ Feels Real
In 1982, the year Blade Runner was released, climate change was a dimly understood phenomenon discussed by a few…
Exploring New Horizons in Sci Fi & Fantasy
Immigrant, trans and queer youth launch thought-provoking new films.
Al Gore’s Convenient Infomercial for Green Capitalism
There are few subjects more reliably depressing than the problem of impending climate chaos. In some ways the daily…
A Cinematic Look Back at New York Before Gentrification
This July, Film Forum invites us to look back at New York’s ungentrified heyday with the series “Ford to…
A new documentary, ‘The Activists,’ explores lessons the anti-war movement has to offer people fighting Trump today.