This week, reviews for the first episodes of "The Exhibit" are in, art-house movie theaters in Miami are facing extinction, and much more..
Film & Documentary
March 16, 2023 The ceremony’s rendition of the Indian Telugu-language song “Naatu Naatu” is indicative of under-representation across the industry, critics say. | Rhea Nayyar ART ON TV The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist is filled with awkward silences and art-world jargon. | Rhea Nayyar Also, one contestant attempted three oil paintings in seven hours. It went as well as you can imagine. | Rhea Nayyar FESTIVALS ACROSS THE U.S. The art-house movie theaters that long served as the festival’s screening venues now face extinction. | Jess Swanson For its 2023 season, BIFF showed a total of 67 films, including an impressive 13 films by Colorado natives and four features from Sundance. | Sage Behr Today, screening in Manhattan in a partial retrospective of the queer filmmaker’s work, challenges us to look at what’s right in front of us. | Rhea Nayyar *Our content is free for anyone to read but is not free to produce. We need your support to continue bringing you our fearless reporting, reviews, and essays. Become a Member REVIEWS & MORE A Common Sequence muses on the different ways that humans assess, categorize, understand, and often exploit the natural world. | Dan Schindel A House Made of Splinters bears witness not only to children’s ongoing trauma, but to their enduring ability to seek out and sustain their own support networks. | Eileen G'Sell Feminist Worldmaking and the Moving Image reminds us that feminist visions are abundant, and feminist critique is generative. | Sanoja Bhaumik FOR FUN Leigh’s films are class-conscious, prickly, strange, satirical, and often very funny. | Nathan Gelgud |
