The people behind “An Inconvenient Truth” can be forgiven for indulging in a bit of “I told you so” in their follow-up film, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”
John Anderson
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Will’ explores the genesis of genius, and Shakespeare’s Catholic roots
The story of Shakespeare is eternally appealing, because we want to know what confluence of circumstances, or divine blessing, could produce such a towering figure.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Pakistani boy meets American girl in “The Big Sick”
What “The Big Sick” gets at is how America undermines traditions from other countries, and always has.
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Laughing at flawed nuns and priests in “The Little Hours”
Surprise and outrage are two of the basic tools of comedy, and no one expects these sweet-looking sisters to sound like sailors.
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40 film teams, 25,000 miles, one portrait of faith
John Anderson reviews “Sacred,” a documentary exploring various world religions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
‘Lincoln in the Bardo’: Between heaven and hell, a half-lit existence
John Anderson reviews “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders.
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Pope Francis on Netflix: from the slums of Argentina to the halls of the Vatican
“Call Me Francis” is unafraid to delve into Francis’ intellectual conflicts. But neither is it afraid to be funny.
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Do social justice documentaries just preach to the choir?
Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” a documentary about mass incarceration of African Americans nominated for an Oscar, is full of good words and bad images.
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‘A Man Called Ove’ will win the foreign film Oscar. Oddly, it deserves it.
Thanks to the arcane rules behind the foreign-language Oscar, sentimentality usually reigns supreme.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
‘Silence’ is a complex film about the nature of faith—it’s a wonder it ever got made.
Martin Scorsese’s new film will be elusive to the many and beloved by the few.