George Wilson
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“In Jackson Heights,” a film from documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who passed away in February, masterfully captures the diverse communities and institutions that share a single neighborhood. At three hours long, a film of this scale requires a high degree of precision, pushing Wiseman to perfect the documentary filmmaking style he had been honing for decades.
“Next Life” is well under 90 minutes, and yet its slow pace demands the audience’s full attention as the film navigates its complex subject matter: a Tibetan American family’s connection to its homeland while in exile during its patriarch’s final days.
The medical drama formula relies on uncomfortable, yet realistic filmmaking techniques to portray hospital working conditions. While the genre often positions doctors as the drivers of their stories—as seen in HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” featuring Supriya Ganesh, CC ’19—“Late Shift” follows the unique perspective of Floria (Leonie Benesch), a nurse trying to make it through her shift at an understaffed ER.
A rock star, a television showrunner, and a yoga teacher walk into a Q&A at the Museum of the Moving Image to discuss the show that changed television: HBO’s “The Sopranos.”