People think they remember “1984.” They remember Big Brother's face on the poster. They remember "War is Peace" and the vague dread of surveillance. But ask them about the mechanics — how ...
Author George Orwell published his novel 1984 more than 75 years ago, but what he wrote in that book about life in a strangulating autocracy could hardly be timelier. After all, are we not in a moment ...
After winning the top prize for documentary at the Cannes Film Festival last year for Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, director Raoul Peck returns to the festival in 2025 with Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5, a film ...
TheWrap magazine: The “Orwell: 2+2=5” filmmaker emphasizes the lesson’s told are bigger than just one leader and that the tools for controlling people “never change” Sometimes, a film about the past ...
His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an ...
Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...