The Last First Time

Feb 17, 2026 — Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams was the big winner at this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Jan 12, 2026 — Let’s catch up with some of the most notable best-of-2025 listing and polling.

Dec 18, 2025 — Checking in on lists of the best films, performances, scenes, scores, restorations, and more.

May 29, 2025 — The rise of fascism upended the childhoods of both filmmakers.

Mar 19, 2025 — The festival’s twenty-fifth edition offers a five-day binge of midnight movies.

Mar 14, 2025 — Spend the weekend with Buñuel, Pasolini, Sarah Maldoror, Todd Solondz, and Pedro Almodóvar.

Jan 9, 2025 — MoMA’s festival of film preservation spotlights films from around the world, ranging from the silent era through the 1980s.

Jun 4, 2024 — A doc on the Brat Pack, a new feature from Joel Potrykus, and an animated trip to Mars are among this year’s highlights.

Feb 22, 2024 — The great cinematographer’s list of inspirations has been circulating among friends for two decades, and now, it’s a book.

Feb 6, 2024 — Tanaka Toshihiko’s first film launches a projected trilogy of stories set on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.