Best of 2019: Our Top 15 Feature Films

Our favorite movies of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.

Best of 2019: Our Top 12 Documentaries and Experimental Films

Our favorite experimental and/or nonfiction movies of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.

A History of Film at MoMA, as Told by Its Original Curator

As part of its reopening slate, a film series at the museum pays tribute to the foundational programming of its influential film curator Iris Barry.

Elizabeth Horkley

Bombshell Misses the Mark in Contextualizing #MeToo

While it touches on the toxic masculinity and systematic sexism that permeates Fox News, the film does little to contextualize the industry that allowed this behavior to thrive.

Justine Smith

Hyperallergic Picks Their Favorite Holiday Movie Classics

Film editor Dan Schindel joins Editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian to discuss why we love holiday films, and other Hyperallergic staff share their faves.

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A Hidden Life Is a Passionate, Damning Meditation on Faith and Fascism

Terrence Malick’s latest film makes me feel the way church never did, capturing an essence of the divine through aesthetic sublimity.

Dan Schindel

Honoring the Art of the Archival Film

At the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the Re-Releasing History program presented a dazzling array of movies built from found footage and more.

Andrew Northrop

The Exuberant, Meditative New Little Women

The latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, uncovers new textures for its iconic characters.

Katherine Connell

A Tribute to Agnès Varda’s Melding of the Personal and Political

To get the fullest picture of the artist requires traveling back through her filmography, a joyful opportunity provided by Film at Lincoln Center’s series Varda: A Retrospective, which opens today and runs through January 6.

Dana Reinoos

Invisible Life Reveals the Lush Inner Lives of Two Sisters Torn Apart by Tradition

Adapted from Martha Batalha’s novel, Karim Aïnouz’s latest tells the twinned stories of sisters Eurídice and Guida by exploring the pocket of time in their lives before they stopped waiting on their dreams.