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Mar 7, 2022 — Maggie Gyllenhaal’s first feature as a writer and director wins three top prizes—and praise from novelist Elena Ferrante
Mar 1, 2022 — The first film I saw at last year’s Morelia International Film Festival opens on the image of a freshly dug grave. Shovelfuls of earth fall into the open pit as two doctors stand above it, lamenting the loss of yet...
Feb 23, 2022 — In the 1961 screen adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play, the actor radiantly embodies the conflicting impulses that define the character of Beneatha Younger—a modern woman filled with hope and longing.
Feb 17, 2022 — Here’s a sampling of early critical response to this year’s winners.
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Feb 15, 2022 — Films from Italy, Iceland, and the Central African Republic each map the dynamic between four friends.
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Feb 10, 2022 — The heads of each section discuss the highlights and themes of their selections.
Feb 2, 2022 — Forever associated with Antonioni, the Italian actress cut loose in the 1970s.
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Jan 21, 2022 — Welles, Hitchcock, Malick, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Jonas Mekas appear between the covers this month.
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Jan 14, 2022 — This week we’re watching and reading about Tom Noonan, Jean Vigo, Marie-Claude Treilhou, and Miklós Jancsó.
Jan 10, 2022 — The writer and director was on top of the world before the going got tough.