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February 9, 2015
Ethan Gates
The Oscar-Nominated Film Hollywood Loves, But the Russian Government Hates
February 5, 2015
Alice Robb
In Israeli Divorce, "The Man Has All the Power"
Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz discuss their critically acclaimed film.
February 5, 2015
William Giraldi
Creative Destruction
Is it still possible to survive as an artist in America?
January 27, 2015
Eric Sasson
Parents of Transgender Kids Could Learn a Lot from Brangelina
January 14, 2015
Dennis Jett
The Real 'American Sniper' Had No Remorse About the Iraqis He Killed
January 8, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Controversy Over 'Selma' Shows Why You Shouldn't Fact-Check Movies
January 6, 2015
Claire Groden
Re-Designating North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Would Only Make Matters Worse
January 2, 2015
Jesse McCarthy
'Selma' Ignores the Radical Grassroots Politics of the Civil Rights Movement
Hollywood loves the great man narrative, but the civil rights movement was never about top-down leadership
January 1, 2015
The New Republic
The Most Overrated and Underrated News Stories of 2014
December 30, 2014
Sam Eifling
Why James Bond Isn't Black
Because Hollywood's racial biases look a lot like Rush Limbaugh's
December 19, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
Why Aren't We Retaliating Right Now for the Sony Cyberattack?
The White House is guilty of dithering and poor planning
December 18, 2014
Brian Beutler
Anonymous Should Hack Sony and Leak 'The Interview'—for Freedom's Sake
December 18, 2014
Claire Groden, Elaine Teng
Stop Making Fun of North Korea
Our laughter is drowning out their horrific human rights record
December 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
The Final 'Hobbit' Movie Shows Just How Much Peter Jackson Revolutionized Hollywood
December 12, 2014
Brook Wilensky-Lanford
Ridley Scott's 'Exodus' Proves the "Bible Movies" Trend Is Nonsense
December 3, 2014
David Thomson
'Still Alice' Isn't the Year's Best Film But It May Be the Most Important
December 2, 2014
Elaine Teng
Finally a Movie That Captures What It's Like to Be Asian American
November 30, 2014
David Thomson
One of the 20th Century's Most Powerful Films Is Being Forgotten
November 24, 2014
Esther Breger
"We Like Vampires Because We Hate Death"
An interview with the director of 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'
November 20, 2014
Elaine Teng
'The Imitation Game' and 'Theory of Everything' Lack the Conviction to be Great Biopics

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