Film: Teaching Over Zoom, A Christmas Carol, Giorgio de Chirico

The year is thankfully winding down, and I wish all of you a graceful exit from 2020 and undisturbed

Dec 25, 2020 • View in browser

The year is thankfully winding down, and I wish all of you a graceful exit from 2020 and undisturbed entry into 2021. This week, Hyperallergic has a meditation on remote teaching, a look at a biography of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton, a review of Pixar’s latest, and more. Enjoy! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!– Dan Schindel, Associate Editor for Documentary

A Year of Teaching Cinema With Zoom

Robert Greene conducts a class over Zoom

The pandemic has forced a good deal of learning to become remote, which poses unique challenges to students and teachers alike. But Robert Greene discovered unexpected advantages to the format, as he discusses in his consideration of the year.

Latest Reviews

Four Teachers Decide to Just Be Drunk All the Time The Danish dramedy film Another Round is a dark but very funny movie about alcoholism. Dan Schindel

With "Soul", Pixar Attempts to Make a Radically Different Kind of Animation Warm depictions of Black life and music-making aside, Soul ultimately shortchanges itself with what feels like a lack of confidence in its core character. Kambole Campbell

A Portrait of Trans Masculinity in the Story of a Jazz Musician The documentary No Ordinary Man is not just a biography of Billy Tipton, but also a critical lens on how culture has depicted trans men. Caden Mark Gardner

A Tale of Colonial Development Versus Primeval Magic The gorgeous Irish animated feature Wolfwalkers is perfect holiday family viewing. Dan Schindel

What to Stream

From "The Muppet Christmas Carol"

This week’s streaming roundup brings together the best adaptations of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. (As you might guess from the header image, the one with the Muppets is of course my favorite.)You can also check out some great animated shorts via the online program Melting Animals, hosted by the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester.And the Newport Beach Film Festival is presenting the new documentary Sisters With Transistors, a look at female pioneers in electronic music.

For the final weekly video essay of the year, here’s a look at how the empty streets of quarantine made the Nerdwriter think of Giorgio de Chirico:

When The World Became A de Chirico Painting

Until we can see you in the theater again, stay safe!

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