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Dreams of the Future

The week offers conversations with Francis Ford Coppola and John McNaughton, deep dives into a horror classic, and a guide to Indie’a Parallel Cinema.

By David Hudson

Albert Serra’s Afternoons of Solitude

The winner of the top prize in San Sebastián, Serra’s first nonfiction feature screens at the New York Film Festival.

By David Hudson

Kris Kristofferson’s Freedom

The singer and songwriter who rerouted Nashville’s course became an unlikely but winning movie star.

By David Hudson

The Piercing Presence of Maggie Smith

Showered with accolades, loved, admired, and feared, Smith was one of the most accomplished stars of the stage and screen.

By David Hudson

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Critical Returns

The times call for revisiting work by Robert Bresson, John Ford, Shu Lea Cheang, Brian De Palma, and Robert Towne.

By David Hudson

Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia

Steeped in Catholic guilt and erotic tension, Guiraudie’s eighth feature draws comparisons with Pasolini’s Teorema.

By David Hudson

The NYFF’s 2024 Revivals

A dozen newly restored films from the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s will screen in this year’s program.

By David Hudson

Trailer Premiere: In Her Skin

Films by Agnès Varda, Chantal Akerman, and Rungano Nyoni screen in the Metrograph series.

By David Hudson

Beyond Fest 2024

Anniversary screenings of The Babadook, Ed Wood, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are among this year’s highlights.

By David Hudson

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Personal Choices

Catching up with Todd Solondz, missing Maggie Cheung, and wrapping up the summer of 2024.

By David Hudson

Luca Guadagnino’s Queer

Early reviews of the adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novel starring Daniel Craig run hot and cold.

By David Hudson

September Books

We’re reading or anticipating new books from Pedro Almodóvar, Al Pacino, Werner Herzog, and Cher.

By David Hudson

The People Choose The Life of Chuck

Ready or not, the win for Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation kicks off this year’s awards season.

By David Hudson

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Swallowed by the Sea

Will we ever see Ezra Edelman’s Prince documentary? Plus Chantal Akerman, Demi Moore, and the waning of “elevated horror.”

By David Hudson

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Big Year

Chime, a French remake of Serpent’s Path, and Japan’s Oscar submission, Cloud, have all premiered within months of each other.

By David Hudson

Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays a deeply frustrated woman in Leigh’s first film set in contemporary Britain since Another Year (2010).

By David Hudson

James Earl Jones, Seen and Remembered

A commanding presence on the stage and on movie and television screens, Jones could perform wonders with that voice.

By David Hudson

Pedro Almodóvar Wins the Golden Lion

Venice award-winners also include Brady Corbet, Nicole Kidman, Maura Delpero, and Dea Kulumbegashvili.

By David Hudson

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Plate o’ Shrimp

Alex Cox discusses his first and next films, Warhol rarities screen in New York, and a courtroom drama revisits the culture wars of 1970s France.

By David Hudson

TIFF Preview: Canada and Beyond

Homegrown cinema makes a strong showing this year with new films from Sofia Bohdanowicz, Kazik Radwanski, and David Cronenberg.

By David Hudson

Telluride 2024

The festival launched RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys and brought in a slew of critical favorites fresh from their premieres in Venice.

By David Hudson

Trailer Premiere: Mark Lee Ping-bing

New York’s Metrograph showcases work by the renowned cinematographer with a special focus on his collaborations with Hou Hsiao-hsien.

By David Hudson

Almodóvar, Corbet, Reijn

The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, and Babygirl are met with both wild enthusiasm and serious reservations.

By David Hudson

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Under the Surface

Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright discuss overlooked British films and cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing talks about working with Hou Hsiao-hsien.

By David Hudson