“13 Hours” and “Cartel Land”: Cries and whispers
"Cartel Land" is a serious film, evenhanded in showing the complexities of vigilante action.
“Aferim!”: The wild, wild East in film
It has a number of genre conventions of the Western, though one could argue that the Romanian-set film should be called an "Eastern."
“Lenin's Last Struggle” recounts a losing campaign against the emerging Stalin
Lewin paints a picture of the frustrations facing Lenin in this final period and his increasing misgivings about Joseph Stalin.
#OscarsSoWhite goes viral as Academy Awards nominations are announced
Activist communities on the Internet had prepared for it: as it turned out, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was buzzing the morning of Jan. 14.
Reading the backstory on Bernie: “Outsider in the White House”
Can a seasoned Independent who calls himself a "democratic socialist" get elected to the White House in 2016?
"The Revenant": Voice in the wilderness
"The Revenant" is a powerful, soaring reverie of love, duty, and survival . . . an environmentalist's epic.
Unpacking a trunk of new Soviet Yiddish songs: A self-interview
"This is exhilarating. It's been a long time coming and I'm very proud of our work on it. It's been a highly collective process."
Here's why you should go see “Trumbo”
If you haven't seen "Trumbo", check your movie listings, run to the nearest theater, and check it out.
