Culture
‘Nazi Town, USA’: Not far from here
January 4, 2024Peter Yost’s film reminds us about the motives and consequences of those who proclaim they want to Make America Great Again.
Read more‘A Murder at the End of the World’: The big chill
January 3, 2024A clear-eyed look at how the structure of modern wealth and corporate power contributes to annihilation, rather than solving the bleakest of futures.
Read moreCommunist Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteer Paul Wendorf’s letters published in Spain
January 2, 2024The letters of Paul Wendorf, a member of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, have been translated and published in Spain by Salamanca University Press as Vida y lucha de otro norteamericano en las trincheras de España.
Read moreFeature films of the world at 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
January 2, 2024TORONTO — The word “International” in the name of the Toronto International Film Festival emphasizes exactly that: It’s indeed one of the most prestigious and largest public film festivals in the world. Between 300-400 supercalifragilisticexpialidocious films...
Read moreTop 25 global series 2023: Frugality and austerity trump creativity
December 21, 2023Expect shorter series, fewer episodes and faster pulling of the plug so that the landscape begins to look more like that of already frugal budget-conscious series from around the world.
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