On the Beat

Nov 18, 2018 — This sensuous, sprawling epic, which Ingmar Bergman intended to be his swan song, offers an effortless summing up of the themes—among them family, identity, and mortality—he'd spent a career exploring.

Oct 29, 2018 — Supporting roles bring potent flavor to classic Hollywood’s darkest genre. In the first installment of a series, Imogen Sara Smith pays tribute to the queen of character actors: Thelma Ritter.

Oct 2, 2018 — The past weighs heavily on the present in Long Day’s Journey into Night, Ash Is Purest White, and A Family Tour.

Sep 20, 2018 — Travel back to the height of Beatlemania and the swinging sixties with Richard Lester’s infectious rock-movie classic A Hard Day’s Night, screening this weekend at the American Cinematheque.

Sep 8, 2018 — The star of over a hundred movies wielded his laid-back charisma to conquer the box office throughout the 1970s.

Aug 7, 2018 — Can creative genius flourish on the federal dime? Animator Norman McLaren’s remarkably innovative, government-funded films suggest it can.

May 16, 2018 — Joachim Trier’s jury goes for a satire about a Portuguese soccer star.

May 14, 2018 — In the singular world of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki, auteurist homage and social consciousness are joined by some of the most lovingly filmed dogs in contemporary cinema.

May 12, 2018 — The nineties-era love story returns the French director to critical favor.

May 9, 2018 — “One of the best Welles documentaries” makes the case for the director as a brilliant graphic artist.