At this point, it sometimes feels like a cliché or reductive to say that our modern world is like 1984, George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel released in 1949, or to say things have become ...

When I was growing up, the lessons of 1984 – the dystopian novel by George Orwell – were all thought to pertain to the Soviet Union. Big Brother was Josef Stalin – controlling the thoughts of his ...

There are two ways to think about "Nineteen Eighty-Four," the great dystopian novel of totalitarianism that George Orwell wrote on the Scottish isle of Jura and published in 1949, six months before ...

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful... and murder respectable." Neon has unveiled the official trailer for a vitally important new documentary film titled Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5, ...

In the last months of his life, writer George Orwell used the final embers of his energy to complete a novel that would become a classic of 20 th century literature: 1984. More than 75 years after its ...

A documentary by the director of films on James Baldwin and Karl Marx explores the life of George Orwell and the enduring significance of his most famous work, ‘1984.’ By Sheri Linden Senior Copy ...

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 ...

For about half an hour or so, Raoul Peck’s documentary “Orwell: 2+2=5” is amazingly restrained in the way it deals with author George Orwell, his seminal dystopian novel “1984” and its connections to ...

Raoul Peck's essay film about the creation of "1984" uses George Orwell's words and writings as a jumping-off point to chart the rise of modern fascism. On January 8, 2021, Donald Trump Jr. took to X ...

Netflix's 'The Perfect Neighbor' follows with six nods. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor The Critics Choice Association has unveiled its nominees for the 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, ...

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, ...

The film is too interested in the brutality of totalitarianism to fully explore Orwell's great theme: the sinister unreality of it. Yet that’s not ultimately the reason “Nineteen Eighty-Four” remains ...