‘Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power’ Review: Demystifying the Male Gaze
Directed by Nina Menkes, the film is a distressingly prescriptive documentary aimed at unpacking the patriarchal ways of seeing that have dominated the history of cinema.
‘Year One: A Political Odyssey’ Review: Biden by the Numbers
Despite the insider access, a documentary about the president’s first year in office is short on intriguing tidbits.
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‘Mama’s Boy’ Review: Mother and Son Pave the Way Forward
In this documentary, the Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black looks at how his relationship with his mother motivated his L.G.B.T.Q. activism.
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‘Sepa, Nuestro Señor de los Milagros’ Review: A Prison in the Jungle
A documentary from the 1980s, now premiering in a restored version, is an eye-opening visit to a Peruvian penal colony.