JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD
Rising star Tamara Lawrance captivates in a dark new thriller, in which invasive in-laws and the white (medical) patriarchy put a reluctant mother-to-be at risk.
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#BRAVE
None of the Marvel actors who defended Pratt spoke up for Tessa Thompson or Brie Larson, who endured racist and misogynist—respectively, and for Thompson, both—attacks from fans.
RACE AGAINST TIME
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley talks to Cassie da Costa about “Time,” a powerful new doc chronicling Fox Richardson’s fight to free her husband from Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE
The rapper and actor, who has a long history of anti-Semitism, worked with the Trump team on their “Platinum Plan,” a last-ditch effort to curry favor with Black Americans.
CUTTING THROUGH THE BS
Yael Bridge’s “The Big Scary ‘S’ Word” examines the history of socialism and why so many Americans have been conditioned to reject a philosophy that’s in their best interests.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The filmmakers of “Totally Under Control” open up about their eye-opening documentary that was shot in secret over the past five months, Trump contracting COVID, and much more.
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POWER PLAY
The acclaimed filmmaker, producer, and activist went after a Vogue staffer on Twitter and tagged her employer—echoing a curious episode involving the documentary “On the Record.”
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
The final chapter in the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s “Small Axe” anthology centers on a Black cop exposing police racism in 1980s England. It misses the mark, writes Cassie da Costa.
A-LIST LULLABY
The HBO Max series “A World of Calm” boasts celebs like Keanu Reeves, Kate Winslet, and Mahershala Ali attempting to lull you to sleep over nature imagery. It won’t do the trick.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
The new documentary “Blood on the Wall” examines the human face and root causes of Central American migrants’ yearning for a better life in America.