With or Without You

Sep 11, 2020 — On our minds this week: New Taiwan Cinema of the 1980s, Black cinema’s “paradoxical role in American cultural history,” the new Brooklyn Rail, and more.

Jun 10, 2020 — As we remember the first African American to win an Oscar on her 125th birthday, HBO Max temporarily removes the movie she won it for.

Oct 3, 2019 — The director reunites with writer Jonathan Raymond and cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt for a quiet tale set in the Oregon Territory of the 1820s.

Sep 19, 2019 — Reteaming with Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish star delivers a performance all the more powerful for its restraint.

Aug 20, 2019 — With The Hired Hand, Fonda created a classic of the new era ushered in by Easy Rider.

Jun 21, 2019 — Can the movies survive? Can rotten people be great artists? Are we all doomed?

May 19, 2019 — The Austrian director, a Cannes regular, is in competition for the first time with a chilly tale of a happiness-inducing flower.

Aug 17, 2018 — Also, a personal remembrance of cinematographer Masaki Tamura.

Dec 21, 2017 — With D. A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking concert film, rock music solidified its status as a universal language.

May 14, 2014 — The author recalls his meetings and correspondence with the uncompromisingly independent British director.