films
Finding Middle East humanity in films about terror, war, and fundamentalism
January 5, 2018In each film, the story was often set amidst scenes of chaos, devastation and brutal oppression.
Read more“In the Fade”: Lone wolf antifa in new anti-neo-Nazi German film
January 4, 2018The thought-provoking, gripping "In the Fade" will have moviegoers sitting on the edge of their seats
Read more“The Last Jedi”: What we missed while worrying about white male feelings (again)
January 3, 2018In the media rush to make sure the outraged feelings of white men were given full airing, all of the great takes I thought we were going to get hardly materialized.
Read moreFetishism the true subject of “All the Money in the World”
January 3, 2018The story of the commodification of everything is very contemporary.
Read more“Lady Bird”: The hidden injuries of class
December 14, 2017Greta Gerwig’s new film Lady Bird is a brilliant primer on how young people experience class and alienation in America.
Read more