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Features
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.
The Daily
Aug 5, 2022 — We wrap the week with melodrama and Odorama, a new magazine, and the summer of 1982.
On the Channel
Jul 27, 2022 — Beat the heat with our extensive survey of Chinese representation in American film as well as tributes to Yaphet Kotto, David Gulpilil, and Myrna Loy.
Essays
Jul 19, 2022 — Centered on a grieving theater director and his driver, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning drama is a quiet meditation on the mysteries of communication, the flexibility of truth, and the search for honesty.
The Daily
Jul 13, 2022 — With a new book, an exhibition, and a film series, writer and curator Ekow Eshun celebrates Black speculative art and fiction.
Jun 28, 2022 — Part rom-com, part existential meditation, the final installment in Joachim Trier’s Oslo trilogy dignifies the fluctuating desires of a woman on the cusp of thirty.
The Daily
Jun 23, 2022 — An intriguing collaboration between Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik, and Blake Williams will premiere next month at FIDMarseille.
Jun 22, 2022 — The long, quietly tense opening minutes of L’eclisse offer a blueprint for filmmakers looking to craft a devastating breakup scene.
Essays
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.
The Daily
May 31, 2022 — The jury gave awards to nearly half the competition, but some critical favorites missed out.