The Last First Time

Dec 1, 2020 — The new Artforum features top tens from John Waters and Amy Taubin as more best-of-2020 lists pop up in Time and Sight & Sound.

Jun 26, 2026 — We’re tracking the unconventional flows of Zidane, Eephus, and Castration Movie; plus Pedro Costa on Mizoguchi and Tourneur.

May 20, 2026 — There’s zero consensus when it comes to the latest films by Na Hong-jin and Cristian Mungiu.

Jan 5, 2026 — One of France’s biggest stars took the world by storm before her reputation took a turn.

Dec 4, 2025 — PTA wins one accolade after another, and Peter Hujar’s Day leads the nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Nov 13, 2024 — The country’s largest festival of nonfiction films presents 110 features this year, and nearly as many short films.

May 11, 2022 — Before Qiu’s award-winning feature opens in theaters, the National Museum of Asian Art will present an online retrospective.

Aug 26, 2021 — Steven Soderbergh lines up another series and adaptations of novels by Colson Whitehead and Taffy Brodesser-Akner are in the works.

May 7, 2021 — Critics celebrate the new 4K restoration of The Story of a Three Day Pass (1968).

Apr 29, 2020 — The actor best known for his work with Danny Boyle, Ang Lee, Asif Kapadia, and Ritesh Batra was only fifty-three.