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Film as a subversive and beautiful art
Editor Amir Etminan talks about the challenges and daring of making Jafar Panahi's superb Palme d'Or winner
Oct 31
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All that heaven allows
The great American independent director Rob Tregenza talks about his art, life and his excellent new film, The Fishing Place
Mar 7
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The Power and the Damned, or the reckoning
Brady Corbet's third feature builds toward a moment of shocking violence. What does it mean?
Feb 14
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Patrick Z. McGavin
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Bigger than life
Brady Corbet's The Brutalist Is a Visionary, Divisive Epic—And That's the Point
Feb 10
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"Dreaming, but awake," or the beautiful and the damned
Some personal thoughts and memories about the work and art of David Lynch (1946-2025)
Jan 23
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Women on the verge
Some great actresses give heart, depth and shading in filling out the poetic grandeur of Jacques Audiard's new musical crime thriller
Nov 21, 2024
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Crime and punishment
Ludicrous as storytelling, Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 is rich in themes and ideas
Nov 1, 2024
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Stranger than paradise
A Joycean conversation with the great writer and director Radu Jude
Mar 21, 2024
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