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‘Fauci’ film goes beyond the doctor to showcase vicious cycle of deadly outbreaks
October 6, 2021The new documentary Fauci showcases the relationship between science, politics, and public discourse—and what can happen when it all goes off the rails.
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‘9 to 5’: Documentary provides organizing lessons for working women today
May 10, 2021The Vietnam War raged. Student protests on campus became deadly. The Pill gave rise to the sexual revolution. Gender norms were challenged by the feminist movement. It was the 1970s in the United States.
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Genre-bending Brazilian film ‘Bacurau’ highlights struggle between North and South
March 13, 2020Bacurau was filmed before Jair Bolsonaro won the corrupted election for presidency of Brazil, yet in its timelessness seems to say more now about Brazil and global North-South relations than even before. It’s hard to imagine...
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‘The Invisible Man’ review: Classic update incorporates horrors of domestic violence
February 28, 2020In a time when many horror films play on what jumps out of the darkness, this film leans more into making your brain wonder what is standing in the darkness that you may never see.
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‘Birds of Prey’ and the emancipation of women-led comic book movies
February 8, 2020Birds of Prey is not a hero’s journey, but rather a wild roller coaster of female emancipation through a variety of brutal moments.
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