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Films that can help illuminate the current moment
Is political divisiveness causing stress? Film critic Ty Burr, who writes for the Washington Post and the subscription newsletter Ty Burr's Watch List, joins host Scott Tong to discuss how films can help process difficult times.
Film recommendations from Ty Burr
Films about strongmen
"Gabriel over the White House" (1933)
"A Face in the Crowd" (1957)
"Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1972)
"All the King’s Men" (1949)
Dystopian films
"Shame" (2011)
"Time of the Wolf" (2003)
"Children of Men" (2006)
"How I Live Now" (2013)
Films about resistance/pushing back
"Norma Rae" (1979)
"John Lewis: Good Trouble" (2020)
"The Janes" (2022)
"Call Jane" (2022)
This segment aired on March 18, 2025.