The Favor

The writer-director talks about how Federico Fellini and John Waters gave him the passion and confidence to become a filmmaker, shares his poignant experience watching Claudine as a young man, and selects favorites such as Pickup on South Street, Do...

The award-winning actor and director goes deep on his favorite westerns, highlighting Gregory Peck’s psychological performance in The Gunfighter and Barbara Stanwyck’s fierceness in The Furies, Leonard Cohen’s music in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Budd Boetticher’s lean, mean Ranown...

The award-winning actor, best known for Todd Haynes’s May December, champions the twisted pleasure of Memories of Murder, selects favorites featuring his costar Julianne Moore, and talks about the subtle beauty of films like Drive My Car and After Life.

The director of She Came to Me and Personal Velocity talks about the most disturbing films she has ever seen, the sad humor of Miloš Forman, and the poetic-realist masterpiece that might be her favorite movie of all time.

In town for the New York premiere of his documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!?, the critic and filmmaker selects some of his favorite movies, including a few that opened up new possibilities in Black cinema.

The multitalented auteur selects a few all-time favorites that reflect her bold cinematic style, as well as a number of movies she’s excited to see for the first time.

Mar 18, 2024 — Among this month’s highlights are a collection of noir classics from the genre’s peak year, a Jean Eustache retrospective, and our favorite movies that unfold within a tight timespan between dusk and dawn.

Jan 23, 2024 — Close contenders include Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie, and Maestro.

Sep 6, 2022 — Here’s an overview of how some of the contenders are faring with critics in Venice.

Mar 28, 2022 — Despite wins to celebrate, the Oscars got off on the wrong foot—and then took a turn for the worse.