Nomadland Is a Gorgeous Journey Through the Wreckage of American Promise
Chloé Zhao’s Oscar contender about one woman’s itinerant life speaks volumes about this country’s myths of self-sufficiency.
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The Double Meaning of the American Dream
Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari is filled with symbols of abundance that are also residues of prosaic commercialism.
Chloé Zhao Is About to Be Huge
With the intimate, Oscar-tipped Nomadland streaming tomorrow and the Marvel epic Eternals set for the fall, this might be the filmmaker’s big year.
The Unsettling Message of Judas and the Black Messiah
The new crime thriller about a magnetic leader of the Black Panther Party is a sharp criticism of the FBI’s surveillance of social movements past and present.
Why Were We So Cruel to Britney Spears?
The more vulnerable she became, the greater the public’s interest was in watching her disintegrate.
Minari Will Draw You in With Its Beautiful Little Details
Lee Isaac Chung’s warm family drama is about the bittersweet journey to find independence in a land of plenty.
Judas and the Black Messiah Is an American Tragedy
Shaka King’s crime thriller about a Black Panthers leader and the man who betrayed him is set in the 1960s but resonates today.
Malcolm & Marie Isn’t Art. It’s a Meltdown.
The Netflix film has talented stars and gorgeous cinematography. Unfortunately, it’s like watching two sentient think pieces scream at each other.
The 6 Best Indie Movies to Watch Out for This Year
Here are the most exciting works to come out of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
‘I Expected a Bidding War. We Did Not Get That.’
The director Shaka King thought that his star-studded new film, Judas and the Black Messiah, would be an easy sell for studios. He was surprised.