Dec 16, 2013 — A melodramatic investigation of family and class, Kim Ki-young’s film exorcises some demons of 1960s South Korean society.

Jul 20, 2022 — A brutal critique of the American dream, Carl Franklin’s 1995 thriller explicitly confronts the racialized implications of classic film noir.

May 24, 2017 — A piercing and perceptive film about the contemporary refugee experience in France, Jacques Audiard’s 2015 Palme d’Or winner Dheepan depicts the difficulties of living as a stranger in a strange land. In the film, a Tamil Tiger soldier (Antonythasan Jesuthasan)...

Nov 12, 2007 — I’ve always been fascinated by the details of getting places. Bill Becker would often say that the best part of a trip for me was getting there and back—what happened while I was there was less important. Figuring out how...

The television host, writer, and performer talks about Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel and how comedic performances aren’t often given the respect they deserve, praises Miller’s Crossing for having “the best hat work in cinema history,” and shares...

The actor and director talks about his formative experiences watching Miller’s Crossing, Hollywood Shuffle, and The Elephant Man; praises films by past collaborators, including Richard Linklater and Terrence Malick; and shouts out a very special Criterion commentary.

The actor and star of Crossing Delancey reminisces about the first film her family watched together at the drive-in, praises the depth of Liv Ullmann’s performance in Cries and Whispers, and shares her intimate connections to Blue Velvet and Days...

The actor reminisces about watching Crossing Delancey with her grandparents, selects Godzilla vs. Biollante to share with her son, and shouts out performers she loves, including Harry Dean Stanton and Barbara Loden.

The director, cinematographer, and author reminisces about working with the Coen brothers and getting married at the wrap party for Miller’s Crossing; shares what he loves about Errol Morris’s directorial techniques; and talks about his favorite movie of all time,...

Nov 18, 2020 — Born in 1976 in Caserta, Italy, Pietro Marcello attended the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied painting. His documentary Crossing the Line was presented at the sixty-fourth Venice Film Festival and brought him international acclaim. In 2009, his first...