On the first day of Cannes 2017, a vision of a changing landscape
Brian D. Johnson’s first dispatch from Cannes, the high altar of world cinema—where it’s grappling with some seismic shifts
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Inside Julian Assange’s world, the moving target of ’Risk’
Laura Poitras’s new doc ’Risk’—crafted from years of incredible access to the enigmatic WikiLeaks founder—is as revealing as it is unnerving
Is Bill Nye a science guy—or is he wearing a science guise?
Maybe he won’t save the world. But with a new doc and Netflix show, the Science Guy is, at the very least, saving his career
Seeing a Syrian refugee’s journey, through a child’s eyes
Norwegian filmmaker Egil Håskjold Larsen on ’69 Minutes Of 86 Days’, a refugee documentary focussed on humanity, not horror
In a story of survival, a different way to understand domestic abuse
It’s hard to watch. But Attiya Khan’s film—documenting her efforts to find common ground with her abusive ex-partner—is important
Richard Gere’s unlikely comeback
’Norman’ could return former A-lister Richard Gere to the limelight that he claims his political advocacy has denied him
How the shower scene from ’Psycho’ slashed its way into legend
An obsessive new documentary dives deep into Psycho’s iconic shower scene, which changed film and culture forever
Pierce Brosnan on how he’d envision a new James Bond
The Irish actor-activist-painter on Donald Trump, working with The Black Panthers and the possibility of a trans James Bond
Q&A: Author Irvine Welsh on the ’Trainspotting’ sequel, drugs, and writing
A wide-ranging interview with the cult writer on Trump, Scottish independence, and oddly, why he’s hesitant to legalize drugs
Disaster aside, the Oscars were a win for diversity—and independence
It was a shame how the Best Picture award snafu ruined an otherwise historic moment. But the night was bigger than one foul-up.