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Ty Segall Went the Full T. Rex with His New Self-Titled Record

Music

By Luke Haines | January 27, 2017

Ty Segall Went the Full T. Rex with His New Self-Titled Record

Luke Haines (the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) thinks Ty had a little Marc in his heart.

Second Screen: Why Six is Giving Award Season Movies a Run for Their Money

Film

By Jim Hemphill | January 24, 2017

Second Screen: Why Six is Giving Award Season Movies a Run for Their Money

Jim Hemphill on how the History Channel's surprising new series – and especially Kimberly Peirce's episode – shows cinema how it's done.

Underrated/Overlooked: Terence Nance on Aquarius

Film

By Terence Nance | January 13, 2017

Underrated/Overlooked: Terence Nance on Aquarius

Channeling Claudia Rankine, Talkhouse Film's poet laureate Terence Nance looks at the present moment through one of the finest films of 2016.

Queen of Katwe Is a Movie You Should Be Supporting. Why Are People Not Seeing It?

Film

By Terence Nance | December 23, 2016

Queen of Katwe Is a Movie You Should Be Supporting. Why Are People Not Seeing It?

Terence Nance on Mira Nair's Disney movie about a young Ugandan chess prodigy, a film that's as uplifting as it promises to be.

The Great Missed Opportunity of Michael Moore in TrumpLand

Film

By Sierra Pettengill | October 31, 2016

The Great Missed Opportunity of Michael Moore in TrumpLand

Sierra Pettengill on Moore's October surprise doc, and its failure to do what would have truly given it value: connect with Trump supporters.

13th Gives America a Much-Needed History Lesson

Film

By Adam Bhala Lough | October 28, 2016

13th Gives America a Much-Needed History Lesson

Adam Bhala Lough on Ava DuVernay's powerful doc on the roots of African-American mass incarceration – and also on what it leaves out.

Barry Jenkins and the Fearless, Heartbreaking Honesty of Moonlight

Film

By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | October 24, 2016

Barry Jenkins and the Fearless, Heartbreaking Honesty of Moonlight

Aaron Stewart-Ahn's deeply personal take on one of the most moving and important American films of recent years.

Queen of Katwe Is a Movie You Should Be Supporting. Why Are People Not Seeing It?

Film

By Terence Nance | October 10, 2016

Queen of Katwe Is a Movie You Should Be Supporting. Why Are People Not Seeing It?

Terence Nance on Mira Nair's Disney movie about a young Ugandan chess prodigy, a film that's as uplifting as it promises to be.

American Honey, a Rare Film That Makes You Ask, “How’d They Do That?”

Film

By Ryan Fleck | September 28, 2016

American Honey, a Rare Film That Makes You Ask, “How’d They Do That?”

Ryan Fleck, the director of Half Nelson and Mississippi Grind, on the ineffable magic of Andrea Arnold's first Stateside feature.

Why Paul Schrader Is Wrong and Hardcore Is, in Fact, a Major Movie

Film

By Jim Hemphill | September 15, 2016

Why Paul Schrader Is Wrong and Hardcore Is, in Fact, a Major Movie

Jim Hemphill makes the case that, despite what Schrader himself may say, one of the director's most personal films is also one of his best.