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Jan 3, 2019 — We look ahead to films by Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig, Paul Verhoeven, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and dozens more.

Dec 29, 2018 — Polls and ballots, lists and considered reflections give shape to the year that was.

Dec 13, 2018 — The Berlinale will premiere new work by Angela Schanelec and Denis Côté, Rotterdam’s got an opener, and Steven Soderbergh will preview his latest at Slamdance.

Nov 20, 2018 — A sampling of reviews of some of the most significant movies currently in theaters.

Nov 13, 2018 — Turning to theater for inspiration, Kenji Mizoguchi transformed a popular eighteenth-century play into a spiritually charged meditation on forbidden love and societal oppression.

Oct 14, 2018 — If horror is going to be forever plagued by remakes and sequels, we could do worse than this year’s Halloween and Suspiria.

Aug 31, 2018 — There’s a wistful sense of what might have been running through this week’s round of five.

Aug 3, 2018 — Did You See This? returns, gathering five of the most interesting items of the past week.

Jul 30, 2018 — Adaptations of Wuthering Heights have been a mixed bag.

Jun 13, 2018 — Can a screenwriter influence—even change—the course of film history? With his script for Rashomon (1950), Shinobu Hashimoto, who turned 100 this year, did just that. The film launched its director—Akira Kurosawa—to world fame and brought international audiences to the glory...