The Daily
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.
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.
Kris Kristofferson’s Freedom
The singer and songwriter who rerouted Nashville’s course became an unlikely but winning movie star.
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.
Critical Returns
The times call for revisiting work by Robert Bresson, John Ford, Shu Lea Cheang, Brian De Palma, and Robert Towne.
Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia
Steeped in Catholic guilt and erotic tension, Guiraudie’s eighth feature draws comparisons with Pasolini’s Teorema.
The NYFF’s 2024 Revivals
A dozen newly restored films from the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s will screen in this year’s program.
Trailer Premiere: In Her Skin
Films by Agnès Varda, Chantal Akerman, and Rungano Nyoni screen in the Metrograph series.
Beyond Fest 2024
Anniversary screenings of The Babadook, Ed Wood, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are among this year’s highlights.
Personal Choices
Catching up with Todd Solondz, missing Maggie Cheung, and wrapping up the summer of 2024.
Luca Guadagnino’s Queer
Early reviews of the adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novel starring Daniel Craig run hot and cold.
September Books
We’re reading or anticipating new books from Pedro Almodóvar, Al Pacino, Werner Herzog, and Cher.
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.
Swallowed by the Sea
Will we ever see Ezra Edelman’s Prince documentary? Plus Chantal Akerman, Demi Moore, and the waning of “elevated horror.”
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.
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).
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.
Pedro Almodóvar Wins the Golden Lion
Venice award-winners also include Brady Corbet, Nicole Kidman, Maura Delpero, and Dea Kulumbegashvili.
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.
TIFF Preview: Canada and Beyond
Homegrown cinema makes a strong showing this year with new films from Sofia Bohdanowicz, Kazik Radwanski, and David Cronenberg.
Telluride 2024
The festival launched RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys and brought in a slew of critical favorites fresh from their premieres in Venice.
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.
Almodóvar, Corbet, Reijn
The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, and Babygirl are met with both wild enthusiasm and serious reservations.
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.