Jun 27, 2018 — Austin-based duo David and Nathan Zellner are the directors of the new film Damsel. They have also worked together on the films Kid-Thing (2012) and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014). Their selections below are listed in no particular order.

Nov 21, 2008 — Independent filmmaker and underground music aficionado David Markey’s films include 1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992) and the Los Angeles punk Super 8 cult classics The Slog Movie (1982), Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984), and its sequel Lovedolls Superstar (1986), all...

Oct 26, 2017 — Professor David Bordwell uses the economically expressive performances of Jules Dassin’s Brute Force as an object lesson for breaking down the fundamentals of screen acting.

Apr 17, 2025 — At eighty-two, the director has made his most deeply personal film yet.

Jan 21, 2025 — Lynchian may be impossible to define, but you know it when you see it.

Mar 5, 2024 — Friends and admirers pay tribute to his rigorous scholarship, his boundless enthusiasm, and his warm generosity.

Jan 10, 2024 — A Nigerian exile wanders 1968 San Francisco in this gorgeously shot time capsule.

May 24, 2022 — While some critics expected more gore, others see a wryly wise reflection on our biological future.

Nov 9, 2020 — Critics find the story behind the writing of Citizen Kane steeped in all the glory and sleaze of Old Hollywood.

Aug 13, 2020 — The author and Tablet columnist has written a tight critical biography.