Up the Academy

May 6, 2022 — This week: Tarkovsky’s answer to Kubrick, the Otolith Group, Brooklyn filmmakers, German scenes, and Béatrice Dalle.

May 5, 2022 — A coincidental set of screenings and openings almost seems to be responding to the impending reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Mar 14, 2022 — The Power of the Dog is now the clear frontrunner in this year’s Oscar race.

Feb 11, 2022 — The week wraps with swift thrills from Steven Soderbergh and Dominik Graf and fresh appreciations of Louis Malle and Julien Duvivier.

Feb 2, 2022 — Forever associated with Antonioni, the Italian actress cut loose in the 1970s.

Jan 10, 2022 — The writer and director was on top of the world before the going got tough.

Dec 15, 2021 — The Film Independent Spirit Awards usher in a fresh round of contenders, while critics across the country vote for their favorites.

Sep 7, 2021 — When Breathless opened in the U.S., the New York Times announced the arrival of “a hypnotically ugly new young man by the name of Jean-Paul Belmondo.”

Jun 22, 2021 — This month’s roundup of new and noteworthy titles opens with “a counterfactual history of the movies.”

Apr 26, 2021 — Capping a months-long journey, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland wins three top awards.