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I Love Boosters review Boots Riley's absurdist shoplifting comedy is a mixed bag

I Love Boosters uses militant, absurd humor and provocative imagery to resist conventional enjoyment while advancing political ideas about inequality and resistance.

LGBT

fromFilmmaker Magazine

3 months ago

"Her Work Expanded What Lesbian Representation Could Look Like on Screen": Brydie O'Connor on her Sundance-debuting Barbara Forever

Barbara Hammer's extensive archive of films and materials becomes Barbara Forever, an archival feature by Brydie O'Connor that celebrates Hammer's life, queer history, and artistic legacy.

Film

from48 hills

8 months ago

Ficks' Picks: Diving into CROSSROADS Fest's river of experimental celluloid - 48 hills

San Francisco Cinematheque's 16th CROSSROADS Festival presents a three-day, in-person experimental film event featuring eight curated programs and notable avant-garde filmmakers.

Film

fromOpen Culture

9 months ago

Salvador Dali Goes to Hollywood & Creates a Wild Dream Sequence for Alfred Hitchcock

Un Chien Andalou provoked unexpected admiration from its premiere audience despite its shocking content.

fromArtforum

11 months ago

P. Adams Sitney (1944-2025)

A cofounder of New York's Anthology Film Archives, Sitney coined the term "structuralism" to identify the minimalist, formalist experimental film that arose in the 1960s, writing extensively about the form in a manner that was as clear and straightforward as his stated disdain for prestigious prizes.

Independent films