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Congresswoman Sarah McBride speaks to reporters outside a voting station. She is wearing a read suit.

State of Firsts Review: On the Campaign Trail with Sarah McBride

by Pat Mullen
January 4, 2026
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In State of Firsts, Chase Joynt follows Sarah McBride on her historic win as the first transgender woman elected to U.S. Congress.

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Yanuni Review: Fighting the Apocalypse in the Tropics

by Pat Mullen
January 3, 2026
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Indigenous activist and leader Juma Xipaia proves one of the most memorable characters you'll meet in a documentary this year as Yanuni follows her fight to protect the Brazilian Amazon.

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Pyrrhic Victories: Stories from Palestine and Israel

by Daniel Glassman
December 22, 2025
Essays/Features

Documentaries reflect stories from Israel and Palestine with varying struggles to be seen and heard--and to satisfy everyone amid the culture wars.

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An archival black and white image of a young Muammar Gaddafi standing with a man in a suit.

How My Father and Qaddafi Explores the Personal and the Political

by Jason Gorber
December 9, 2025
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An interview with filmmaker Jihan about her documentary My Father and Qaddafi, and exploring her family history and her mother's resilience.

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A man stands in a town square wearing only a flag wrapped around him like a toga. He is holding a sword and looking upward.

Fiumo O Morte! Review: Fighting Fascism through Humour

by Pat Mullen
November 26, 2025
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Ingenious hybrid drama Fiume O Morte! playfully reconstructs and appropriates the history of a fascist who briefly besieged a city.

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A Latin American woman rides the subway with her two sons. She is sitting between them reading a piece of paper and holding a phone.

Roads of Fire Review: Migration Crisis on Scales Both Intimate and Epic

by Pat Mullen
November 18, 2025
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Personal stories from the global migration offer a snapshot of a worldwide crisis in Roads of Fire and foreshadow far worse to come.

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How The Librarians Observes First Responders in the Culture Wars

by Pat Mullen
October 7, 2025
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An interview with The Librarians director Kim A. Snyder on her documentary about book banning across the U.S.A. and the fight to protect young minds.

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A black and white photograph of author George Orwell. He is seated at a desk, wearing a suit, and typing on a typewriting while smoking a cigarette.

Raoul Peck’s Orwell:2+2=5 Puts a New Spin on the British Author

by Susan G. Cole
October 1, 2025
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An interview with Raoul Peck about his documentary Orwell: 2+2=5, bringing the author's enduring work to screen, and the fallacy of hope in the face of authoritarianism.

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A crowded shopping mall contains people walking atop superimposed text of words including freedom and peace.

Orwell Review: 2025 Is the New 1984 in Peck’s Provocative Doc

by Pat Mullen
September 4, 2025
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Raoul Peck offers a potent examination of global affairs in Orwell: 2+2=5 through the lens of George Orwell's ongoing relevance.

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A close up image of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford as he yells into a microphone.

Neflix Doc Gives Rob Ford the True Crime Treatment

by Pat Mullen
June 17, 2025
Reviews

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford gets the true crime treatment in Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem, Netflix's doc about the 2013 crack video scandal.

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