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Billie is a stunning new documentary about Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz vocalists of the 20th century.
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There is real suspense and pathos in this political drama, beneath the standard cinematography and pacing.
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In You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay’s themes of alienation, violence, guilt and redemption are once again present, albeit in a more frenetic form than before.
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Despite its flaws, “Dune: Part Two” is a grand, sprawling, and deeply intelligent science-fiction epic.
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Set in New York in the mid-’50s, “Trouble in Mind” is a backstage dramedy that draws on the genre’s interest in the ambiguities of role-playing to condemn racial bias.
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Amy Leach’s book may help you understand the rewards of Christian fundamentalism for its followers — and how much richer a non-fundamentalist life can be.
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The 51-minute piece represents a digital time capsule. It comprises 16 short episodes — reflections in movement of lives caught inside the pandemic — crafted by dance-maker collaborators.
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Come True squanders all of its narrative potential in favor of an awkward and poorly developed romance and a “twist” ending even M. Night Shyamalan would scoff at.
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The heart and soul that so prominently flavors the Black Beans Project no doubt reflects the hopeful moment we’re in.
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Author Interview: Peniel E. Joseph on “The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.”
“Malcolm X and MLK evolved over time and came to converge in surprising ways. Malcolm’s movement for radical black dignity became a global human rights touchstone in a manner that made King’s struggle for radical black citizenship both necessary and more expansive.”
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