Repulsion

Essays

Jan 7, 1991 Roman Polanski’s riposte to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was greeted as a brilliant, grisly potboiler that gave the thirty-two-year-old Polish filmmaker commercial entry to the West.

Apr 23, 1990 Paying little attention to civilized rules of cinema, and with a bit more than one million dollars, Steven Soderbergh expresses all his hidden anxieties in this indie classic.

Feb 11, 1990 Bob Rafelson’s ultimate road movie is a relaxed masterpiece, a film of laid-back innovation that hasn’t aged one iota since its original release.

L’avventura

Essays

Dec 11, 1989 Michelangelo Antonioni’s classic divided film history into that which came before and that which was possible after its epochal appearance.

Oct 31, 1988 The wittiest, most sophisticated thriller ever made, North by Northwest is one of the crowning achievements in the careers of its director, Alfred Hitchcock, and its star, Cary Grant. Released in 1959 to both critical and public acclaim, this classic...

Jun 23, 2026 The only favor I ever asked of a twink was for tickets to see John Waters introduce two of his films. I was the sole trans filmmaker enrolled in my school’s program, and I felt it was my right to...

Cold War Visions

The Daily

Mar 31, 2026 A seven-film series in London takes measure of nuclear anxiety behind the Iron Curtain.

Mar 17, 2026 In her first and only theatrical feature, director Lynne Littman presents an unbearably intimate vision of apocalypse, focusing on the effects of a nuclear blast on one suburban American family.

Nov 25, 2025 Having broken through in over-the-top horror movies, Kier turned in arresting performances in films by Fassbinder, Lars von Trier, and Gus Van Sant.

Nov 6, 2025 In the run-up to the release of Jay Kelly, the American Cinematheque presents a five-film series.

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