David D'Arcy
Three first-rate documentaries at DOC NYC that examine the crimes of the past and the fragility of the present.
Read MoreThis thoughtful documentary watches cinemas vanish from a Brazilian city.
Read MoreAs always, the New York Film Festival was a mix of art films that may never see general release with a few star-laden commercial movies angling for awards.
Read MoreFour reviews of films about existence — past and present — for the marginalized in Scandinavia.
Read MoreReviews of three dark films that probe the crisis of authority, immigration, and feminism in Europe
Read MoreReviews of three films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival that draw connections between class, violence, and politics.
Read MoreTwo exhibitions merit a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art — but soon. Each closes July 16.
Read MoreMore reviews of noteworthy documentaries at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Read MoreBy David D’Arcy At the Tribeca Film Festival this year, documentaries led the way as usual. A Revolution on Canvas (Untitled Nicky Nodjoumi), directed by Till Schauder and Sara Nodjoumi, is an ambitious look at one family’s experience of the Iranian dynastic dictatorship and its successor, the Iranian Islamic revolution. The film is the story…
Read MoreThe Museum of the Revolution resonates with other powerful documentaries that feel like fairy tales set in a dangerous world.
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