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Sep 20, 2019 — A fresh reading of Dr. Caligari, a deep dive into War and Peace, Terry Zwigoff’s “immersive screenings,” and Beyoncé’s multimedia project are among this week’s highlights.

Sep 10, 2019 — In this landmark melodrama, director Ritwik Ghatak channeled his grief over the destruction of his beloved homeland, Bengal, in the wake of the Partition of India.

May 30, 2019 — The star of classics directed by Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Kinugasa, Ozu, Ichikawa, and Teshigahara was ninety-five.

Jan 14, 2019 — Songbook “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” could have had many lives before the life it eventually had. But the song had to work hard to be recorded at all. No one particularly wanted to sing it, and it was turned...

Dec 11, 2018 — As critics list their favorite television shows of 2018, we take a look at some of the most notable writing about a few of their picks.

Sep 9, 2018 — Under the Influence Whether he’s exploring the dynamics of a family in crisis or putting his own spin on the body horror genre, Norwegian director Joachim Trier always returns to the subjective experience of time and memory as a central...

Aug 21, 2018 — A mythic piece of early Finnish cinema gets reimagined in the short film The Moonshiners, now streaming on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck.

Aug 20, 2018 — A survey of some of the most notable titles to have appeared over the summer.

Aug 15, 2018 — More Galas and Special Presentations, but also the full Masters, Wavelengths, and Contemporary World Cinema lineups.

May 15, 2018 — Critics come down hard on this portrait of a serial killer, but the film does have its champions.