‘The Favourite’ Is a Delectable Tale of Aristocratic Tricksters ‘The Favourite’ Is a Delectable Tale of Aristocratic Tricksters
Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film is his most intricate and sumptuous work to date.
Dec 5, 2018 / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Epic Fails: ‘Outlaw King’ and Netflix’s Nationalism Problem Epic Fails: ‘Outlaw King’ and Netflix’s Nationalism Problem
What the film industry gets wrong—and Monty Python gets right—about the nation.
Nov 29, 2018 / Kanishk Tharoor
Why A.S. Hamrah’s Anti-Capitalist Film Criticism Is Essential Reading Why A.S. Hamrah’s Anti-Capitalist Film Criticism Is Essential Reading
The Earth Dies Streaming makes the case that Hamrah is one of his generation's most astute and sharp-tongued film critics.
Nov 29, 2018 / Max Nelson
Frederick Wiseman’s Portraits of Nostalgia Frederick Wiseman’s Portraits of Nostalgia
His latest film, Monrovia, Indiana, documents the inner workings of one small town in America.
Nov 16, 2018 / Stuart Klawans
‘The Wife’ Is a Devastating Portrait of Sexism in the Literary World ‘The Wife’ Is a Devastating Portrait of Sexism in the Literary World
Glenn Close’s masterful performance carries the recent film adaptation of a Meg Wolitzer novel.
Nov 9, 2018 / Leah Rosenzweig
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is a Thrilling Mess Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is a Thrilling Mess
His remake of the 1977 horror classic is stylish and intriguing despite its flaws.
Oct 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and other highlights from this year’s New York Film Festival.
Oct 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad
In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.
Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza
RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life
Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a probing and intimate documentary about life in today’s rural Alabama.
Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment? Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?
A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.
Oct 12, 2018 / William D. Hartung