Michael Berkowitz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Berkowitz
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“Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart”: Portrait in black and red
January 11, 2018Director Tracy Heather Strain’s new documentary is a portrait of a woman ahead of her time.
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“The Shape of Water”: Shapes of things to come
January 8, 2018Guillermo del Toro’s beautifully crafted new film is a smart, funny, passionate sendup of Cold War hysteria and current right-wing white supremacy.
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“Lady Bird”: The hidden injuries of class
December 14, 2017Greta Gerwig’s new film Lady Bird is a brilliant primer on how young people experience class and alienation in America.
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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”: Writing on the wall
November 30, 2017This film leaves us with the question of how we live together and what actions love and the pursuit of truth justify.
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Star of India: The girl who rode the tiger
November 29, 2017Divya Srivastava came to Ranthambore, India’s National Park Tiger Reserve, for a vacation. She stayed to save the world.
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“Dolores”: Sí se puede
November 27, 2017Writer-producer-director Peter Bratt’s spirited biopic Dolores, about United Farm Worker co-founder Dolores Huerta, is a story for our times!
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“Quest”: Save the world, start with the family
November 20, 2017In a sea of save-the-world super heroes, Quest offers us the real thing—a working-class family that stares down 21st-century adversity and challenge to cobble together community.
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“Naila and the Uprising”: Holding up half the Palestinian sky
November 17, 2017The story of Naila Ayesh, a leader in the uprising, unfolds lessons not always expected, nor welcome.
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