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‘Slay the Dragon’ Is a Road Map of the GOP’s Methods for Dividing and Conquering American Democracy

‘Slay the Dragon’ Is a Road Map of the GOP’s Methods for Dividing and Conquering American Democracy

If a time traveler from the past wanted to learn how to subvert democracy for a few million bucks, gerrymandering documentary Slay the Dragon would be a superb guide.

When Experience Becomes Art: Director Ryan White on ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’

When Experience Becomes Art: Director Ryan White on ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’

Documentary director and producer Ryan White discusses the analogy of musical chairs and how it relates to the filmmaking process, including in his latest about America's famous sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

‘Woman at War’: Planting Seeds of Revolt

‘Woman at War’: Planting Seeds of Revolt

In Women at War, an angry, jolting joy of a movie, an Icelandic woman turns the nation upside with her solo crusade of ecological sabotage.

‘Skate Kitchen’ Is a Paean to the Lost Youth of New York City

‘Skate Kitchen’ Is a Paean to the Lost Youth of New York City

Skate Kitchen gives an impressionistic presentation of city skateboarding as a gritty, tribal ritual where women roar as loudly as men and where wayward souls try to forge distinct personalities through loud dress, comic vulgarity, and the crisp imitation of spins and jumps.