film reviews
L.A.’s AFI Fest returns with films about occupation, voting, and protest
November 22, 2021The AFI Fest returned to Hollywood for live, in-person screenings and events, with an additional virtual component.
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L.A.’s biggest film festival returns with great anti-racist films
November 19, 2021Some of the screenings were accompanied by talent who introduced and/or spoke about their films when they were shown at the TCL Chinese Theatres.
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An overview of DOC NYC 2021, largest documentary film festival in U.S.
November 9, 2021The country’s largest documentary film festival, DOC NYC, is ready to begin its 2021 edition from November 10-18 in-person and online. This 12th year of DOC NYC has a wealth of relevant films for progressive viewers.
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High quality documentaries at Toronto International Film Festival
November 3, 2021Documentaries are always of high quality at the Toronto International Film Festival, selected by a stellar team of programmers. Some of the highly recommended docs were reviewed in previous columns including Attica, Wochiigii lo: End of...
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The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival: ‘Attica’ revisited
October 22, 2021Law and order vs. anarchy was the perceived battle, but the evil of mass incarceration was exposed and prison reform was put on the agenda.
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