High-stakes politics, small-minded men: It’s a sweet spot for filmmaker Armando Iannucci.
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Exploring the trauma and dangers of refugee resettlement in America
Over five million people have fled Syria since 2011 and just under 21,000 have been accepted into the United States. ‘This Is Home’ looks into the U.S. resettlement process.
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The faith journey at the heart of ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
Producer Jim Whitaker, a graduate of Georgetown University, says his Jesuit education “heavily influences my filmmaking.”
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What Hollywood’s outsider moment means for society today
These movies are appearing at a time when our country’s leadership is treating many groups as outsiders who do not belong in the United States.
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Why “Black Panther” is the movie Hollywood—and America—needs
“Black Panther” is an Afrofuturistic superhero film set in the fictional nation of Wakanda.
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‘The Shape of Water’ reveals a world ‘mediated by meaning’
The Best Picture winner is soaked in what Bernard Lonergan called ‘startling strangeness.’
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Review: ‘Vazante’ offers a look into the history of slavery in Latin America
“Vazante,” Daniela Thomas’ directorial debut, offers a look into Brazil’s history and cultural identity.
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Review: “The Phantom Thread” confronts the mystery of other people
To see P. T. Anderson’s new film as merely beautiful is simply not to see it.
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Review: The next generation of Palestinian women has a different kind of story to tell
For filmgoers depressed by films from Israel and Palestine, “In Between” offers a change of place and point-of-view.
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The Top 9 Films From 2017
Nine films that raised our faith in humanity because, after all, humans made these movies.