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Living Memories
Brussels celebrates Chantal Akerman, Hirokazu Kore-eda remembers Ryuichi Sakamoto, and there are some intriguing projects in the works.
A Weekend with the Oscars
This week calls for notes on some of the best writing on each of the ten nominees for Best Picture.
Early Hou, and Ceylan, Too
This week offers David Bordwell on Hou Hsiao-hsien’s evolution, Jean Eustache on Ernst Lubitsch, and two must-read reviews of About Dry Grasses.
Undone and Remade
Revivals of work by Raoul Peck and Jean-Pierre Bekolo and conversations with James Gray and Jodie Foster are among this week’s highlights.
Landscapes Urban and Pastoral
This week brings fresh writing on Edward Yang and David Cronenberg, a talk with Wim Wenders, and a bundle of lists.
In the Zones
We’re taking Black History Month viewing recommendations, listening to Peter Bogdanovich’s podcast, and reading about London critics’ favorites.
Storytellers
The week brings the final issue of Cinema Scope, a revival of Not a Pretty Picture, and a series of films starring Jean Arthur.
Five Events
We gather essays and interviews related to series spotlighting Ousmane Sembène, Serge Daney, Skip Norman, Iranian cinema, and the Oscars.
Written in Neon
We’ve been reading about Francis Ford Coppola, James Baldwin, Chantal Akerman, and Cary Grant and Randolph Scott’s barely kept secret.
Surprises Abound
This week’s given us essays on Chantal Akerman and Edward Yang and conversations with Takeshi Kitano and Robert Bresson.
In This World
Some big questions come up in discussions of work by Ozu, Welles, and Nancy Savoca.
Holiday Reading
An appreciation of Raúl Ruiz, a chat with Maggie Renzi and John Sayles, and a holiday lightning round.
All About This Week
Pedro Almodóvar looks back, Roy Andersson empathizes, and Alice Diop addresses the state of cinema.
The Players
This week we’re revisiting the work of Tolkin, Bogdanovich, and Borowczyk and reading profiles of Isabelle Huppert and Nicolas Cage.
Nightmare Cinephilia
The best-of-2023 listing begins, plus: Abel Gance, Elisabeth Subrin, Pedro Costa, and Park Chan-wook.
Who Wants to Be Right?
Quite an emotional range this week, from musicals and romantic comedies to the terror of nuclear war.
Those Frozen Horses
Todd Haynes and Tilda Swinton take questions, and Guy Maddin fibs every now and then.
Resonant Hauntings
Black mothers’ stories come around again, Matt Wolf probes the archives, and Lizzie Borden conjures the streets of mid-1980s New York.
Fragility and Resilience
Sandra Hüller meets Joachim Trier, Hayao Miyazaki predicts the future, and MoMA showcases Iranian cinema.
Twenty Years On
We’re revisiting Infernal Affairs, Lisandro Alonso’s Los muertos, and some of the first reviews posted at Reverse Shot.
Love Wins
The UK celebrates Powell and Pressburger, two writers tune into Robert Bresson, and The Exorcist turns fifty.
Late Dialogues
Look who’s talking: Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, Nathaniel Dorsky, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Gregg Araki . . .
Lightning Bolts and Subliminal Whispers
Notes on a “gobsmacking” Mexican classic, Isabelle Adjani’s secrets, and underground cinephilia in Iran.
The Artifice and the Real
The week brings conversations with Hal Hartley, Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, Pedro Costa, Wang Bing, and Rita Azevedo Gomes.