January 2019
TIFF 2018: The Afrobubblegum of Wanuri Kahiu’s “Rafiki”
The Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu broke into film culture in 2010 with a wonderful science-fiction short titled Pumzi. The 21-minute
TIFF 2018: Astra Taylor’s “What is Democracy?”
Astra Taylor’s documentary What is Democracy?, which opens on January 16 at the IFC Center in New York City, promises
2018: 10 Great Writers
This Happy New Year post is a way of thanking ten writers who gave me much reading pleasure and taught