Tag: History

Fancy Dance is an Indigenous Family Drama That Examines Life in the Margins

ENTERTAINMENTFebruary 7, 2023

The narrative feature debut of Erica Tremblay traverses much of the same ground as other films set on and around reservations, highlighting poverty, a spirit to hustle, human trafficking, and the quagmire of political relations...

Steven Spielberg Sees Goodfellas As Essential Viewing For Any Filmmaker

ENTERTAINMENTFebruary 7, 2023

"Goodfellas" may not have made Spielberg's list of favorite movies in IndieWire, but it did earn a comparison to some incredible Hollywood classics, including one of the names on Spielberg's list. Scorsese's 1990 film had "the...

Babylon, Skinamarink, Black History Month, Douglas Sirk & More

ENTERTAINMENTFebruary 4, 2023

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below...

Poetic Look at Complex South African History – The Hollywood Reporter

FILMFebruary 2, 2023

“I have to be careful about how I remember my memories.” The director Milisuthando Bongela opens her discerning documentary Milisuthando with this shrewd declaration....

The Best Crossover Episodes In TV History

ENTERTAINMENTFebruary 1, 2023

Television crossovers craft a universe wherein fictional worlds converge. Characters roam to unfamiliar territories, sometimes far away from the fold of their shows....

Fantastic Machine Offers a Sprawling History of the Moving Image with a Too-Concise Lens

ENTERTAINMENTFebruary 1, 2023

The history of film is filled with fascinating symmetries, with Edison’s early kinescopes like Fred Ott’s Sneeze and The Kiss resembling the kinds...

The Stroll is a Lively Look at the NYC History of Trans Sex Workers

ENTERTAINMENTFebruary 1, 2023

A frank celebration of a pre-Giuliani New York, Kristen Lovell and Zachary Drucker’s The Stroll explores a unique period from the inside. Lovell––an...

The Best Crossovers In Horror Movie History

ENTERTAINMENTJanuary 27, 2023

Intelligence and madness must be hereditary in the Frankenstein bloodline, as the last surviving scion of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Dr. Durea, also happens...