Where the Crawdads Sing

Jun 10, 2022 — This week: Sarah Maldoror and Wayne Wang, plus new issues and features and the return of Film Studies for Free.

Nov 12, 2021 — A new podcast delves into the life and work of Chantal Akerman, and Reverse Shot opens a new symposium.

Feb 12, 2019 — The competition is struggling as China yanks one film and theater owners threaten another.

Jan 28, 2019 — With WR: Mysteries of the Organism, the late Serbian director made what Amos Vogel called “one of the most important subversive masterpieces of the 1970s.”

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

Nov 29, 2018 — The lights may go out at midnight, but we will still be carrying the torch.

May 1, 2018 — Cairo is “the city that made me what I am,” says Tamer El Said.

Jun 5, 2026 — We’re wrapping the week with conversations with Lilly Wachowski, Shunji Iwai, and Tsui Hark as well as essays on Ozu and Ghatak.

May 5, 2026 — The nation’s largest silent film festival returns to the newly renovated Castro Theatre.

Dec 1, 2025 — One of the most vital playwrights of our era was also an award-winning screenwriter.