As It Is In Life

Aug 14, 2023 — Defying pressure from Iran, Locarno didn’t just screen Ali Ahmadzadeh’s Critical Zone; the festival also gave it its top award.

Jul 20, 2023 — The eye candy pops, the gags fly, and the debate over what selling out even means anymore rages.

Jul 5, 2023 — Antoine Bourges’s subtle portrait of a Syrian family in Toronto will open on July 21.

Jun 6, 2023 — The Hungarian filmmaker will give introductions and take questions during retrospectives hosted by the American Cinematheque and Film at Lincoln Center.

May 30, 2023 — Seamlessly blending an array of cinematic traditions, Thelma & Louise is more than anything a western—one that takes advantage of the genre’s elasticity and reflects its preoccupation with justice, liberty, and self-determination.

Apr 14, 2023 — This week: Interviews with Rob Tregenza and Ari Aster and new writing on Lubitsch, Jarmusch, and Laura Citarella.

Apr 10, 2023 — Ian Penman’s new book Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors is neither a straight-ahead biography nor an orderly critical analysis.

Feb 27, 2023 — Among the highlights this month is a series celebrating Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh, an international star who began her career as one of Hong Kong cinema’s fiercest action heroes.

Feb 10, 2023 — We head this week to Germany before and after the war and then revisit gruesome killings in Japan and France.

Dec 6, 2022 — Directed by Chris Smith and produced by Robert Downey Jr., “Sr.” is a bittersweet tribute to a filmmaker and father.