Review
Three powerful films at NYFF about violence, survival, and revenge.
“House of Diggs” is an engaging biography of a historically important Black Congressman, an effective advocate for racial equality who fell prey to the temptation of ‘living large.’
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: is a powerful addition to the recent female-created examinations of the ways women, and particularly mothers, can be unsupported or outright dismissed by contemporary society.
“Against Morality” is the cri de coeur of a cultural critic who realizes that the presentation of art and its adjacent pursuits, including much art itself, have become the subsidiaries of progressive politics.
With its visual and emotional impact, “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show about a Terrible Monster” provides an expansive, more inclusive view of what theater can do for children.
Journalist Cory Doctorow transforms what might be seen as a viral complaint into a theory of digital decay, tracing how the internet’s early architecture of openness curdled into a landscape of monopolized chokepoints.
Seasoned fans were most likely to appreciate My Morning Jacket’s generous — if imperfect — sprawl.
Whatever really happened in those hectic weeks of December 1791, this modern take on the creation of Mozart’s Requiem might well turn out to have classic possibilities of its own.
There’s a great book to be written about how everyday users create the content that powers the web, while billionaires reap the profits. But this one isn’t it.
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