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Richard Porton is one of the editors of Cineaste magazine and has written on film for Cinema Scope, In These Times, and Moving Image Source. His anthology On Film Festivals (Wallflower Press) was published in 2009.

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Exposing Corporations’ Shameless ‘Woke’ Rebrands

The documentary “The New Corporation,” premiering at TIFF, examines how corporations cosplay as “socially responsible” when they are anything but.

Richard Porton | Published Sep 15, 2020

The Traumatizing Experience of a ‘90s Native American Girl

A NEW VOICE

Tracey Deer’s debut feature, premiering at TIFF, examines a 12-year-old’s coming-of-age during the 1990 Oka Crisis—a grueling standoff between Mohawk activists and Quebecois.

Richard Porton | Published Sep 13, 2020

A Hacker Targeted the CIA. They Arrested Him for Child Porn.

ESPIONAGE

The new doc “Enemies of the State” examines the case of Matt DeHart, an intelligence analyst who was targeted by the authorities after allegedly gaining access to top-secret files.

Richard Porton | Published Sep 12, 2020

When a Sex Worker’s Sugar Daddy Crashes Shiva

ENTANGLEMENTS

Director Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby,” which played the Toronto International Film Festival, sees things turn upside down for a sex worker during the Jewish ceremony for the dead.

Richard Porton | Published Sep 12, 2020

How a Soviet Experiment Became the Most Controversial Film

ENTER THE VOID

The “DAU” project, an immersive Russian film made over ten years with untrained actors, has come under fire for casting neo-Nazis, as well as allegations of rape and child abuse.

Richard Porton | Published Jun 07, 2020

A Sexy, Gender-Bending Western That Packs a Punch

I FOUGHT THE LAW

The new Aussie Western about outlaw Ned Kelly (available on-demand April 24) features a stellar cast, including George MacKay, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, and Russell Crowe.

Richard Porton | Published Apr 20, 2020

Meet Germany’s Meryl Streep, Champion of Women Directors

GREATNESS

The extraordinarily Nina Hoss (“Phoenix”) opens up to Richard Porton about her latest film, “My Little Sister,” and why her last three films were directed by women.

Richard Porton | Published Mar 01, 2020

The Working-Class People of Russia Give Putin the Finger

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS

Andrey Gryazev’s new documentary “The Foundation Pit” uses YouTube videos to provide a portrait of the Russian people’s misery under dictator Vladimir Putin.

Richard Porton | Published Feb 26, 2020

A Mermaid Love Story Unlike Any You’ve Seen

BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL

The latest from talented German filmmaker Christian Petzold (“Phoenix”) tells the tale of a mermaid who falls in love with a man—with a major contemporary twist.

Richard Porton | Published Feb 23, 2020

The 7-Year-Old Trans Girl That’s Captivated Berlin Film Fest

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary “Petite fille (Little Girl)” follows Sasha, a seven-year-old trans girl from the French countryside who struggles to find acceptance.

Richard Porton | Published Feb 22, 2020

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