Us and Them

Feb 27, 2023 — The Golden and Silver Bears sparkled, but many of the true gems were to be found in the Encounters program.

Jan 10, 2023 — Alice Diop and Martin Scorsese are among the filmmakers who have selected films for this year’s Berlinale Retrospective.

Dec 6, 2022 — Known for their austerity and shocking moments of violence, the Austrian director’s first three films cultivate a kind of humanism in their dogged refusal to coddle the viewer.

Nov 15, 2022 — A box-office success that buoyed Hong Kong’s beleaguered movie industry in the early 2000s, this suite of crime films combines narrative intricacy and moral complexity with an abundance of megastar charisma.

Sep 28, 2022 — A high point of early Argentine cinema, Mario Soffici’s 1939 film about the plight of plantation workers is an unflinching examination of exploitation and violence.

Sep 16, 2022 — It’s been a week overshadowed by loss, but here are a few of the brighter highlights.

Aug 26, 2022 — Louise Brooks, Marguerite Duras, Lucrecia Martel, and Jacquelyn Mills headline this week’s roundup.

Jul 27, 2022 — Beat the heat with our extensive survey of Chinese representation in American film as well as tributes to Yaphet Kotto, David Gulpilil, and Myrna Loy.

Mar 2, 2022 — The Ukrainian filmmaker has said of his 2018 feature: “Let’s call it an angry film.”

Oct 8, 2021 — Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film will eventually make it to your local theater, and critics say it’s worth the wait.