The Man Who Stood Up to Putin
The urgent documentary Navalny gives us a look inside the dangerous life of a fearless dissident targeted for assassination.
The Limits of Making a Film about Your Own Cuteness
A young actor-filmmaker builds a dramedy around self-gratification in Cha Cha Real Smooth.
Lena Dunham’s Conservative Take on Sex and Porn
With her Sundance movie Sharp Stick, the Girls creator again mocks the self-delusions of her own tribe.
An Insider Mocks the Endless Progressive Guilt Trip
Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World skewers the culture of liberal self-scourging.
We Are Betraying Our Children
‘It felt like there was no longer life in the building’: a teacher explains what masking is doing to our kids.
NYT Focus Group of Swing Voters: ‘Lowest Point in My Lifetime’
Asked if anyone thought Biden had exceeded expectations, not one of the 14 raised a hand.
The Church Ladies of the New Woke Religion
There is no reasoning with the racially obsessed, explains John McWhorter in Woke Racism.
Breaking through the Screen
The animated Japanese feature Belle makes a case against getting lost in fantasy.