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The Short and Sweet Side of the Oscars
Dan Schindel takes a gander at this year's Oscar-nominated short films, which include several films about the Syrian refugee crisis, a 3D short reminiscent of Jean-Luc Godard, and the first VR film to be nominated for an Oscar.
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Sundance 2017 Dispatch: Connecting with the World
In his first dispatch from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Marshall Shaffer talks about films like "Landline," "Person to Person," and a documentary on the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Bearing Witness to a Crisis
Daniel Walber writes about the new Italian documentary "Fire at Sea," focusing on the immigration crisis between Africa and Europe.
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Now Playing: NYFF 2016 Wrap-Up
In this week's critic-at-large column, Vikram Murthi wraps up his coverage of the 2016 New York Film Festival.
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NYFF 2016: “13th”
Vikram Murthi submits this review from the first night of the New York Film Festival, on the new Ava DuVernay film "13th."
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Now Playing: “The Lovers and the Despot”
Mallory Andrews reviews "The Lovers and the Despot," a new documentary about North Korea and its infamous leader Kim Jong-Il.
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A Lonesome Schoolboy: The Rhetoric of the Non-Place in “Cocksucker Blues”
Frank Verano explores the darkness at the heart of the controversial Rolling Stones documentary "Cocksucker Blues."
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Now Playing: “Cameraperson” and “Author: The JT LeRoy Story”
In this week's column, Mallory Andrews reviews two new documentaries: "Cameraperson" and "Author: The JT LeRoy Story."
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What We’re Excited To See at TIFF 2016
Kenji Fujishima and Tina Hassannia preview the films they're most excited for at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
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How Others Perceive Us: Kirsten Johnson on “Cameraperson”
Elena Lazic sits down with Kirsten Johnson of "Cameraperson" to talk about documentary filmmaking, the power of the moving image, and more.
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