Film

Why “Broad City” Is the Perfect Comedy for the Student Debt Generation by Kate Aronoff Mar 18, 2015: The Comedy Central show allows millennials of a specific demographic—and even those outside of it—to laugh at the situation the 1 percent has handed them.
“Selma”: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens by Kate Aronoff Jan 17, 2015: Neither a “great man” history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement.
When Christmas Dinner Gets Uncomfortably Political, These Cues From “House of Cards” and Other Shows Can Help You Out by Kate Aronoff Dec 22, 2014: This year’s most popular movies and TV series can be a tool to work your way out of a particularly bad conversation.
“Wild” Could Have Been a Standard Hollywood Weeper. Here’s How Reese Witherspoon Saved It by Christopher Zumski Finke Dec 19, 2014: To call “Wild” a redemption film is to minimize the wide range of emotions it works with—not to mention the subtlety of Reese Witherspoon’s performance.
Video: This Philly Beauty Salon and Rehab Clinic Helps People Heal—With a Little Magical Realism by YES! Editors Dec 19, 2014: A new documentary, "Hollywood Beauty Salon," lets people who struggle with mental illness and addiction tell their own stories in unexpected ways.
Ridley Scott's Weak Defense of "Exodus" Casting Will Help You Understand Why Hollywood's So White by Christopher Zumski Finke Dec 12, 2014: All the main characters are played by white people. It doesn't really have to be that way.
Everything You Need to Know About the Radical Roots of Wonder Woman by Christopher Zumski Finke Dec 10, 2014: Her enigmatic creator believed women were destined to rule the world. 10 facts about the iconic heroine.
Matt Damon, Harrison Ford Lead All-Star Cast in Showtime Climate Change Series by Dana Drugmand Oct 27, 2014: Years of Living Dangerously features celebrity correspondents who thoughtfully explore how politics and religion divide people and impede action on this critical issue.
"Snowpiercer": If You Care About Climate Change, This Sci Fi Thriller Is For You by Kate Aronoff Jul 07, 2014: The film never flinches from the complex connections between economic and environmental problems.
How the Real Teens Behind "The Fault in Our Stars" Are Bringing Empathy to the Internet by Christopher Zumski Finke Jun 06, 2014: They call themselves "nerdfighters"—and they're unlike any movement you've seen before.
A Social Justice Tour of Oscar Winners Through the Decades by Christopher Zumski Finke Feb 28, 2014: The upcoming Academy Awards will recognize some of 2013’s best social justice-themed films. Here are some of our favorite past winners.
"Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth" Is as Beautiful Visually as It Is Spiritually by Heidi Hutner Aug 21, 2013: Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar's presentation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's life will inspire you.
Film Review: Ken Burns’ Dust Bowl by Valerie Schloredt Feb 01, 2013: The new documentary will bring you inside one of the worst manmade disasters of all time in powerful detail.
Bidder 70: The Tim DeChristopher Story by Samantha Herndon Aug 01, 2012: Last year, climate activist Tim DeChristopher went to jail for bidding $1.7 million (that he didn't have) to save 22,000 acres of public land from corporate extraction.
Inside America’s Worst Toxic Waste Cover-Up by Valerie Schloredt Jul 18, 2012: Film Review: The Big Fix exposes BP’s efforts to minimize awareness of North America’s biggest oil spill.

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