One of Netflix’s new true crime miniseries covers the infamous 1990 robbery at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. New Directors/New Films continues, and we have a review of a great new documentary playing there about the Ethiopian cash crop khat. And we look back at the Golden Age of Pornography, and how one theater keeps its spirit alive. Enjoy!

Despite the passing of the Golden Age of Pornography and the rise of adult websites, one old-fashioned porn theater persists in Montreal. Justine Smith explains its enduring allure.

Mothers will be on all our minds this weekend. In the latest streaming roundup, Dana Reinoos picks some films which remind us that motherhood is a political issue.

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive has a great roster of films by Ulrike Ottinger available to stream. The venerable German director loves to explore places most other filmmakers ignore.

The 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival runs this weekend! This year’s iteration is online (of course) and free, assuming you have a subscription to TCM and/or HBO Max. Catch great retro titles like Daughters of the Dust, His Girl Friday, The Red Shoes, and more!

Kyle Kallgren is continuing his longform look at the prophetic blockbuster satire Starship Troopers with a new video about the work of the film’s director, Paul Verhoeven.

Whenever you feel safe enough to go to a theater again, we’ll see you there!