Brazil

In celebration of Halloween, the singer-songwriter, actor, and producer shares her spooky season favorites, highlighting both the spine-tingling sensations and social undercurrents that permeate such classics as Night of the Living Dead, Brazil, and Eraserhead.

The award-winning writer, director, producer, and critic shouts out a Marlon Riggs retrospective he programmed in Brazil, recalls watching Albert Brooks’s Lost in America on VHS in the eighties, and shares how Agnès Varda became an “imaginary friend” to him...

The codirector of Man Bites Dog praises the production design in The Scarlet Empress, the “total magic” of Brazil, and the joys of silent cinema.

Apr 16, 2021 — This week we’re checking in on the cinemas of Brazil and South Korea, reading about Terrence Malick, and listening in on Emma Thompson and Tony Kushner.

The envelope-pushing musician, producer, and filmmaker grabs Brazil, Rushmore, and Jellyfish Eyes (but takes a pass on Salò).

Ela Bittencourt works as a critic and curator in the U.S. and Brazil and consults for a number of international film festivals. She also runs the film site Lyssaria.

Jack Mathews is the author of The Battle of "Brazil" (Crown) and film critic for Newsday.

Jul 2, 2026 — This week’s roundup ranges from sad goodbyes to a silent comedy, from Hitchcock to Barker, and from video art to a cult TV series.

May 22, 2026 — This week brings a look back at Cronenberg’s Crash and conversations with Boots Riley and Wallace Shawn.

Mar 12, 2026 — A selection of fine writing on this year’s Academy Award nominees.