Film: Middle of Nowhere
Ava DuVernay shows affinity for graceful humanity & a focus on social justice before Selma.
Theatre: Privacy
Privacy, starring Daniel Radcliffe, takes its cues from Edward Snowden, but fails to reveal more.
Book: The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty
Amanda Filipacchi’s zany satire explores the burden of beauty and societal expectations.
Book: The Shining Girls
Lauren Beukes’s time-traveling serial killer thriller aims for summer page-turner status.
Theatre: The Healing
Samuel D. Hunter’s big-hearted humanity is once again on quiet, radiant display.
TV: UnREAL
UnREAL is giddy, soapy satire of The Bachelor – with biting social critique.
Film: Girlhood
A French coming-of-age story smartly explores the empowerment of friendship in an otherwise limiting world.
TV: States of Undress
In States of Undress, Hailey Gates explores the social impact of global fashion.
Theatre: The Ruins of Civilization
Penelope Skinner envisions a dystopian future not far removed from our present day in this must-see world premiere.
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