The Current
A magazine of film culture past and present, with new articles, interviews, and videos published every day
Recent Articles
Bowling for Columbine: By Any Means Necessary
A galvanizing mix of polemic and entertainment, Michael Moore’s look at the American gun obsession is as chillingly relevant today as when it was released.
A Sound for Love and Loss: Bo Harwood on A Woman Under the Influence
With just piano and guitar, longtime Cassavetes collaborator Bo Harwood created a score that highlights the melancholy in the director’s acclaimed domestic drama.
Mistress of Ceremonies
Marlene Dietrich’s sexually authoritative, coolly insolent persona was the product of meticulous screen craft.
Bringing the Grit to Philippine Cinema
For Philippine master Lino Brocka, casting a mix of nonprofessional and professional actors was key to achieving his brand of unvarnished naturalism.
Forbidden Love in Champaign
Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows screens on Monday as part of a series celebrating some of cinema’s most fiercely independent female characters.
Mightier Than the Sword: Shinobu Hashimoto at 100
Can screenwriters change the course of film history? The work of key Kurosawa collaborator Shinobu Hashimoto proves they can.
Ari Aster’s Top 10
The director of Hereditary writes on the filmmakers he turns to get excited about making movies.
Manila in the Claws of Light: A Proletarian Inferno
Gritty realism meets Hollywood-inspired melodrama in this portrait of urban poverty, seen through the eyes of star-crossed lovers.
A Different Kind of Logic: Rodarte on 3 Women
The designers behind the celebrated fashion brand Rodarte talk about one of Robert Altman’s strangest films.
Corridor of Mirrors: The Eternal Return
Building on a rich lineage of gothic fairy tales and noirish melodramas, this lavishly stylized curio has an ominous beauty all its own.
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Spotlight
Celluloid Nightmares
From lab fires to lost reels, bad things happen to good movies. Every restoration has a story behind it, and these are five of the best.
