Sara Black McCulloch follows the history of radio panic leading up to Andrew Patterson’s 2020 film "The Vast of Night."
The Plight of Gab
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Sara Black McCulloch follows the history of radio panic leading up to Andrew Patterson’s 2020 film "The Vast of Night."
Erica X Eisen provides an inside look at the portrayals (and lack thereof) of Central Asia in the recent "Borat" sequel.
Ellen Sklarz reviews the recent climate-concerned film "Kiss the Ground" by filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell.
Alisa Bohling reviews Jayro Bustamante’s horror film "La Llorona," and traces echoes of the Guatemalan Civil War.
Francey Russell inspects Amy Seimetz's "She Dies Tomorrow," hailed as the first COVID film.
Callie Hitchcock watches the 2017 Reese Witherspoon rom-com more times than is advisable.
Hannah Borenstein reviews the CBC documentary by director Tamara Mariam Dawit.
Chloé Valdary finds resonances of Paul Laurence Dunbar's famous words on race in America in Todd Phillips' "Joker."
Eng-Beng Lim examines Bong Joon Ho's assertion that "we all live in the same country called Capitalism."