This week, we have a fantastic essay on how cinema has reflected a torturous understanding of contemporary Jewish agency and violence. Plus reviews of films about a Mayan myth in the 20th century, an immigrant nurse pushed to the edge, a dying man reflecting on his life, and more. Check it out.

Mark Asch goes in-depth on the fin de siècle concept of “muscular” Judaism, and how it’s manifested in cinema through paradoxical considerations of Jewish agency and violence.

Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of “Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun,“ the latest episode of KCET’s series Artbound. The video profiles Sister Mary Corita Kent, who in recent years is becoming more recognized for her contributions to pop art.

Ian Wang highlights Who Will Start Another Fire, an anthology of shorts by emerging BIPOC filmmakers that’s now available to stream and in select theaters.

AFI Docs is now underway, and its virtual component means anyone in the country can take part this year! Check out the summer’s hottest nonfiction.

Little White Lies continues a series on movie title design with a look at the work of graphic designer Pablo Ferro, whose collaborations with Stanley Kubrick completely changed the form.

See you in the theater!