Charles Manson and #MeToo
New films from Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron reflect on the Manson killings—and show starkly different sides of their industry
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How to Make a Movie in the North
The Grizzlies is about a lacrosse team that transformed one Nunavut community. But it’s also about Inuit leading the way
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When Comic Fans Become Villains
The Captain Marvel backlash shows that fandom can be cruel. And Stan Lee is partly to blame
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Why the Wrong Movies Win Oscars
Audiences are drawn to feel-good films like Green Book because they’re “based on a true story.” But movies that misrepresent and simplify history distort our understanding of the past
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J.K. Rowling, Hollywood, and the Holocaust
In an era where Auschwitz is fading from memory, what do fictional movies about the Nazis owe to fact?
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A Future Without Sharks
Rob Stewart’s new documentary will make you want to save the ocean’s top predator
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Movie Night in Tehran
What it’s like to love films in a country where they’re banned
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Cinema Is Changing. Can TIFF Adapt?
The film festival has always balanced glitz and gravitas. But now it’s in uncharted territory
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Crazy Rich Asians is Not About Race
Everyone is talking about the cast’s diversity. But the film’s social commentary goes far deeper
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How Indigenous Filmmakers Are Changing Contemporary Cinema
For decades, Indigenous people have been calling for better representation on the big screen—and, in the process, making world class movies
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