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The Red, White and Blue Notes
Jan 24, 2024 “Soundtrack to a Coup d'État” takes an impressionistic approach to the weaponization of American music during the Cold War.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Occupied-City_01-1024x768.jpg)
A Terrified Person in Hiding Once Lived Here
Jan 19, 2024 Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City” brings a human-scale map of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam vividly to life.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ORIGIN_01-1024x512.jpg)
‘Caste’: A Literary Origin Story
Jan 15, 2024 Ava DuVernay’s new film about Isabel Wilkerson is a nuanced political statement and a master class in Black cinema.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MEM11-1024x684.jpg)
The Mind and Body Keep the Score
Jan 12, 2024 Michel Franco’s new romantic drama is a stunning performance piece about instinct and desire.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/norma-barzman-los-angeles-ca-photos3-1024x995.jpeg)
Remembering Norma Barzman, Last of the Hollywood Blacklistees
Jan 10, 2024 A victim of the 1940s Reds-under-the-beds hysteria, the feisty screenwriter went into exile and held firm to her values.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ast-e1679432815971.webp)
Like a Raging Stone
Jan 4, 2024 A new documentary offers a bracing view of the internal mechanics and interpersonal dynamics behind the Jan. 6 insurrection.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TDFilmYearEnd2023-1024x683.png)
Truthdig’s Most Read Film Reviews of 2023
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Have Yourself a Twisted Little Xmas
Dec 21, 2023 The Truthdig guide to holiday movies that are just plain wrong.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AdobeStock_479438091_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x560.jpeg)
The Napoléon Ridley Scott Glossed Over
Dec 15, 2023 By leaving out mention of the Black revolutionaries in Saint-Domingue, Ridley Scott omits an essential piece of Bonaparte's story.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Anslem1-1024x682.webp)
A Visual Poetry of Unspeakable Horrors
Dec 15, 2023 A new Wim Wenders documentary chronicles the work of controversial sculptor and painter Anselm Kiefer.![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Boy-and-the-Heron-English-trailer-1024x561.webp)