In this shattering film, the faustian allure of Nazism
Despite the fact that it’s an Academy Award-winning movie about the Holocaust, “Mephisto” is very good.
Did Walter Benjamin understand his prize possession — Paul Klee’s Angelus Novus?
Created 100 years ago, Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus” was Walter Benjamin’s prize possession. But where he saw an “Angel of History,” others saw Hitler.
In A Classic English Comedy, A Sly Parable About Anti-Semitism
Celebrating its 70th anniversary, “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” starring Alec Guinness, began its life as a novel called “Israel Rank.”
Edith Halpert — Come Back, The Art World Needs You More Than Ever!
Halpert really does seem like a 21st-century figure: unimpeachably “woke” before the term existed, tireless in her defense of the marginalized.
The Robert Moses Fetish Of Edward Norton
“Motherless Brooklyn” is the “La La Land” of film noir.
The Classical Trouble With Daniel Mendelsohn
He seems to believe that pointing out the Greek framework undergirding some recent event is the same as saying something of substance about it.
In Chantal Akerman’s Final Work, Two Tragedies Come Into Focus
“This is a hard, bitter book, full of feelings most people lack the courage to acknowledge.”
Spike Lee’s Wild, Wonderful World Of Jews
In various Spike Lee Joints, Jews have been scapegoats, turncoats, victims, allies, bystanders, exploiters, and friends.
For Garry Winogrand, All Great Photography Had To Be Jewish
Winogrand was the Augie March of American photography.
The Astronomical Force And Zen Cool Of Leonard Cohen
Even in his most harebrained projects, Cohen couldn’t help being cool.
