films
‘Indirect Actions’ and ‘The Advocates’: Two new films on social problems
October 30, 2019The 11th annual DTLA Film Festival has just concluded.
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Docu- and mockumentaries at Toronto International Film Festival
October 30, 2019Just like with the news, it’s getting difficult to draw the line between fact and fiction—truth or lies—in movies.
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‘The Laundromat’: Getting the dirt out
October 29, 2019The Laundromat tells us and shows us that reform of America’s broken finance system cannot wait.
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‘Flint: The Poisoning of an American City’ gives voice to victims
October 18, 2019Flint residents have been fighting for clean water and justice since 2014. Five years and counting since the water crisis there made national news and many residents are still without access to safe water.
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‘By the Grace of God’: Film skewers pedophile priests in France
October 17, 2019Despite some small criticisms, it’s a riveting “spiritual” thriller that takes no “liberties with the facts,” according to the director.
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