Beauty #2

Oct 28, 2022 — Iranian cinema, the history of horror, and malevolent conspiracies are on our minds this week.

Oct 6, 2022 — Once again, the New York Film Festival presents not one but two new films by Hong Sangsoo.

Sep 28, 2022 — Sarah Maldoror’s only completed narrative feature tracks the Angolan struggle for independence from Portugal and reckons with the interlocking systems of colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy.

Sep 28, 2022 — Uday Shankar’s fantastical dance epic embodies a progressive, postcolonial Indian aesthetic that is decades ahead of its time.

Sep 16, 2022 — It’s been a week overshadowed by loss, but here are a few of the brighter highlights.

Sep 6, 2022 — Here’s an overview of how some of the contenders are faring with critics in Venice.

Aug 16, 2022 — The Safdie brothers drew inspiration from their childhood memories for their first feature as codirectors, a terrifying yet wondrous portrait of an unpredictable father.

Aug 10, 2022 — Selections range from award-winners in Cannes, Berlin, and Sundance to promising titles heading first to Venice and Toronto.

Aug 9, 2022 — An indie pioneer whose life was cut tragically short, the Texas filmmaker found grace in the tedium of repressive small-town existence.

Jun 21, 2022 — Two eras of Hong Kong history collide in this exquisite ghost story, which solidified director Stanley Kwan’s status as one of cinema’s truest romantics.