Peepli Live

May 20, 2025 — Four lives begin anew in Petzold’s first film to premiere in Cannes.

Apr 29, 2025 — Drawing from a rich tradition of films that depict the lives of sex workers, Sean Baker’s Oscar-winning triumph takes a complex approach to exploring the fundamentally transactional nature of human relationships.

Feb 19, 2025 — Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke reteam to prove once again that few can make talk livelier or more engaging.

May 1, 2024 — Films by Horace Ové, Menelik Shabazz, John Akomfrah, Isaac Julien, and more depict Black lives in a tumultuous era.

Jun 5, 2023 — The director of one of the major early works of the French New Wave lived to see interest in his work revived.

Oct 24, 2022 — A lively new podcast traces the history of German cinema in the Weimar era.

Dec 8, 2021 — One of the liveliest and most perceptive cultural critics is gone at sixty-four.

Oct 12, 2021 — One of cinema’s most eclectic and impactful curators is fêted in the cities were he lived and worked.

Jul 7, 2018 — The writer and director lived a full and robust life both before and after his monumental Shoah.

May 7, 2018 — With quiet mastery, he depicted lives of faith, humility, and hard work.