Why We Keep the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde Alive
A re-release of Kelly Reichardt’s 1994 ‘River of Grass’ once again raises the question: why do filmmakers keep retelling the story of a couple on a murder spree?
Alissa Wilkinson | March 10, 2016 11:20 AM
Dispatch from True/False—'Weiner'
The disgraced politician gives unprecedented access to a pair of documentarians, with rollicking results.
Alissa Wilkinson | March 8, 2016 02:23 PM
Dispatch from Berlinale–'A Quiet Passion'
A film about the life of Emily Dickinson evokes what it meant to see life through the poet's twin obsessions with mortality and eternity.
Alissa Wilkinson | February 14, 2016 03:30 PM
When Art Doesn't Make Us Better People
"The Club," a disturbing film about guilt and damnation, raises questions about art that resists creating empathy.
Alissa Wilkinson | February 8, 2016 11:57 AM