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The cast of 'Our Side' stages the stories of their city. (Photo courtesy of Media Mobilizing Project.)

Scribe Video Center presents 'Our Side: The Other Atlantic City'

Beyond the boardwalk

A short documentary based on a theater adaption of Turiya S.A. Raheem’s book, 'Growing up in the Other Atlantic City: Wash’s and the Northside' honors the city’s black legacy. Adryan Corcione reviews.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

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Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

Trading places

The new generation of 'Star Wars' heroes does away with the old guard, which is just what Master Yoda predicted. Rob Buscher considers. (Contains spoilers.)
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Two statues stand guard at the Franklin Institute's 'Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor' exhibition. (Photo courtesy of the Franklin Institute.)

Franklin Institute's Tuttleman IMAX theater presents Keith Melton's 'Mysteries of China'

The 2,000 year old men

The IMAX film 'Mysteries of China' arrives at the Franklin Institute just in time to accompany its 'Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor' exhibition. Richard da Silva reviews.

Richard da Silva

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Bill Nye and the Planetary Society's LightSail. (Photo courtesy of PBS.)

David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg's 'Bill Nye: Science Guy'

Un-blinding them with science

David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg's documentary 'Bill Nye: Science Guy' shows the man behind the television icon. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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L to R: P.J., Ma, and Christopher "Quest" Rainey. (Photo courtesy of Sabrina Schmidt Gordon.)

Jonathan Olshefski's 'Quest: A Portrait of an American Family'

Outside the comfort zone

Philadelphia-area director Jonathan Olshefski's 'Quest: A Portrait of an American Family' offers an astonishing look at one family in North Philadelphia over the span of a decade. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Pif's Arturo and Miriam Leone's Flora take a 20th-century selfie. (Photo curtesy of Penn Cinema Studies)

Pierfrancesco Diliberto's (Pif) 'In Guerra per Amore' at Lightbox Film Center

Mussolini meets the mob

Pierfrancesco Diliberto's (Pif) 'In Guerra per Amore' offers a surprising look at an Allied alliance with the Sicilian mafia. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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In 2016, 'NCIS' captured the most television viewers. This is its writers' room. (Photo via Steve Binder/Twitter.)

The trouble with film and television diversity initiatives

When hiring for diversity is the problem

Are media diversity initiatives harming artists of color instead of helping them? Rob Buscher considers.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Parvana, before her transformation, in ‘The Breadwinner.’ (Image courtesy of GKids.)

‘The Breadwinner,’ directed by Nora Twomey

Hiding in plain sight

In ‘The Breadwinner,’ animated characters come to life, telling a harrowing story of survival and imagination in Taliban-dominated Afghanistan. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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The glamorous interior of Philadelphia's now-razed Boyd Theater. (Photo via CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange,Creative Commons/Flickr.)

The future of Center City filmgoing

Making screen time matter

AMC Theatres has announced its plans for a new multiplex cinema on East Market Street. Stephen Silver offers a few helpful suggestions.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Undated photo of Martha P. Johnson, photographer unknown. (Photo courtesy of Netflix.)

David France's 'The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson'

Marsha P. Johnson documentary dogged by controversy

The gay liberation movement started when Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at the 1969 Stonewall uprising, but David France's 'The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson' shows how the movement often excluded the “T” in “LGBT.” Adryan Corcione reviews.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

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