VOICE CHOICES ARCHIVES

Broken Blossoms, or The Yellow Man and the Girl

by Jim Hoberman

November 24, 2010

Dir. D.W. Griffith (1918).
Lillian Gish was never more expressive, nor D.W. Griffith more Victorian, than in this beautifully composed, exquisitely directed, crassly racist 1917 symphony of sentiment.

Wed., Dec. 1, 7 p.m., 2010

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JOCKBEAT 2021

Talking ‘GOAT’ – When Hot-take Superlatives Overshadow the Game

If you just gotta pick a GOAT, take a look at Tom Brady's defensive squads

by Vincent Velotta

September 23, 2021
Culture 2021

An Oral History of Miguel Algarín’s Spoken Word

“The thing which I admired and respected most about Miguel was his uncompromising ferocity and his truthfulness – neither of which he had to work at.”

by Susan L. Hornik

September 21, 2021
FILM 2021

Ironic Hyper-Awareness Goes Nowhere in St. Vincent’s New Movie

She becomes “St. Vincent,” a pampered, high-handed, controlling star. Because pop stardom is fascist — isn’t it? — her audience adopts her black bob.

by Michael Atkinson

September 20, 2021
FALL PRINT EDITION 2021

Photographer Bob Gruen Gets Candid

Don’t forget the sunglasses when you’re walking out of a bar at 9:00 in the morning

by Katherine Turman

September 6, 2021
FALL PRINT EDITION 2021

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

Cartoonist Ward Sutton brings back two Voice staples in print: Runnin’ Scared and cartoons

by Ward Sutton

September 13, 2021
FALL PRINT EDITION 2021

We Are Not Your Terrorists

The war of attrition “intelligence-led policing” is waging against Black Lives Matter

by Peter Noel

September 13, 2021