society
With God’s Country, director Julian Higgins takes an introspective dive into the underbelly of humanity’s darker instincts.
With A Hero, filmmaker Asghar Farhadi returns once again to the themes of societal strife that have run through his previous films.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a story about stories, why we share and retell them, and why we adapt them.
There was a seismic shift in the political landscape of the United States in the…
While Photograph is frequently too slow to engross yourself in, it’s unique and intriguing enough to carry interest.
Rotoscoping hasn’t really been used in this way before. True, this feature from German-Iranian animator…
Paris, Texas readily evokes a bit of the ruggedness of the Old West, reflecting the degradation of this vast country as much as the austere beauty.
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society won’t shock or challenge you, but it will give you a sense of easygoing warmth.
Guest author Brooke Whipple analyzes the representation of gender in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and how it foreshadows humanity’s destruction.
Featuring one of the coldest mother-child relationships of the year, the harrowing but heavy handed Loveless truly lives up to its title.
Like all Godzilla films, Shin Godzilla criticises how governments respond to disasters – but in this film, it’s not nuclear, but natural disaster.
In this very personal feature, Zachary Kennedy explains how the Divergent series helped him understand his sexual identity: instead of belonging to one “faction”, he belongs to more.
As a production company, Disney and their famous princesses have changed significantly as a response to changing social norms.
Recall the last villainess you saw on screen. Did her power come at the price of her own womanhood? Was she an unpleasant outcast in a world brimmed with nice, agreeable women? I’d bet your answer to either of these questions might be yes.
Despite frequently being labeled the most reclusive country in the world, in the past half decade or so there have been a preponderance of documentaries about North Korea. TV shows, websites and documentary filmmakers have all offered their own spin on what is colloquially referred to as “The Hermit Kingdom”. Though told in different ways, all of these pieces have generally come to the same conclusion: