First They Came for My College is the latest documentary from director Patrick Bresnan (Naked Gardens) and it follows the takeover and transformation of the New College of Florida by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, and his conservative cronies. Deeply […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Nuremberg movie review, it’s in theaters now! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) When the Allied forces defeated the Nazis to end the European side of World War II, they then had to decide what […]

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I watched and reviewed directors Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s fascinating and surprisingly playful documentary The Meaning of Hitler at the 2020 DOC NYC Film Festival. Taking its title from Sebastian Haffner’s eponymous 1978 book, the film explores the legacy […]

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Waititi treats the reality with the gravity it merits, even while casting ridicule on all fascists and would-be fascists, striking hard and fast with vicious and very funny barbs. Bullies deserve to be laughed at, and with Jojo Rabbit, they get their due.

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THE CONFORMIST is a whirlwind display of styles, an inexhaustible compendium of cinematic ideas. (Not for nothing has it been one of the most influential modern movies, sampled by Scorsese, Coppola, Spike Lee, and many others.)

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