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The Daily
Apr 29, 2022 — This week swerves from the slick cinéma du look to the harshest punk noise.
Essays
Mar 31, 2026 — Violently nihilistic, simultaneously energizing and crushing, Tsui Hark’s remake of the martial-arts classic One-Armed Swordsman captures the zeitgeist of pre–1997 handover Hong Kong.
The Daily
Sep 4, 2019 — After Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh, it’s Timothée Chalamet’s turn to lead the English to the Battle of Agincourt.
Feb 19, 2026 — Though in many ways the quintessential company man, the director brought an intimate understanding of the margins of American society to the films he made for Warner Bros. in the 1930s.
The Daily
Mar 22, 2021 — Here’s what the critics have been saying about the winners of the two main competitions.
The Daily
Feb 22, 2023 — Siblings mourn the parents they’ve lost in new films from Dustin Guy Defa, Philippe Garrel, and Susana Nobre.
Features
Dec 18, 2016 — Imogen Sara Smith examines the tensions between tradition and modernity reflected in two silent crime films by Yasujiro Ozu and Tomu Uchida.
The Daily
Nov 5, 2021 — Kenneth Branagh and Philip Barantini lead the race for this year’s British Independent Film Awards.
Jul 28, 2021 — The Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery programs are set, and the festival has added new gala and special presentations.
Mar 19, 2026 — To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of VHS, the director and the editor of Videoheaven discuss how this game-changing format shaped their lives and imaginations and left a seismic impact on the film industry.