The First Year

Sep 9, 2019 — The jury presided over by Lucrecia Martel has surprised just about everyone.

Aug 13, 2019 — Something uncanny is brewing in George Sikharulidze’s Fatherland. This darkly comedic film transports us to a spring evening in Joseph Stalin’s birthplace—Gori, Georgia—where the townspeople have gathered on the sixty-third anniversary of their long-departed leader’s death. What follows is part...

Jul 30, 2019 — The New York Film Festival has landed the world premiere of The Irishman—and Scorsese is already at work on his next feature.

Jun 26, 2019 — The producer of our edition of Agnès Varda’s feminist musical explores the film’s roots in the women’s movement and how the director achieved its warm, playful tone.

Jun 21, 2019 — Can the movies survive? Can rotten people be great artists? Are we all doomed?

May 3, 2019 — BAM’s Black 90s series, Nina Menkes, a poet, Avengers, and a list of the top films of the 2010s are among this week’s highlights.

Feb 20, 2019 — An overview of the award winners and a few critical and personal favorites.

Jan 23, 2019 — Checking in on how the nominees are currently faring with critics and awards prognosticators.

Dec 29, 2018 — Polls and ballots, lists and considered reflections give shape to the year that was.

Dec 17, 2018 — Also, directors discuss their craft, and critics carry on listing the best films of 2018.