Film

The Wished and the Willed The Wished and the Willed

Hirikazu Kore-eda’s I Wish, Nanni Moretti’s We Have a Pope, Shirley Clarke’s The Connection, Mia Hansen Love’s Goodbye First Love, Jennifer Baichwal’s...

Apr 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Young Adults

Young Adults Young Adults

Gary Ross's The Hunger Games, Terence Davies's The Deep Blue Sea.

Mar 27, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

A Man Escaped A Man Escaped

Jafar Panahi’s This Is Not a Film; Kimi Takesue’s Where Are You Taking Me?; Manfred Kirchheimer’s Art Is…The Permanent Revolution

Feb 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment

Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment

George Lucas’s Red Tails, Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness.

Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

The Complete Jean Vigo, Travis Wilkerson’s An Injury to One.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

‘The Iron Lady’: The Margaret Thatcher Movie We Don’t Need ‘The Iron Lady’: The Margaret Thatcher Movie We Don’t Need

In the new bio-pic, Margaret Thatcher's iron isn’t just rusty, it’s melted down into something soft and personal. The Iron Lady gives us Thatcher, the ABBA Version...

Jan 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

Extremely

Extremely Extremely

Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Wim Wenders’s Pina.

Jan 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Cranks and Cogwheels

Cranks and Cogwheels Cranks and Cogwheels

Martin Scorsese’s Hugo.

Dec 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

The Real J. Edgar

The Real J. Edgar The Real J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood's cinematic exploration of the FBI chief's rise to power is little more than a comforting myth.

Nov 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage

How the Movies Saved My Life How the Movies Saved My Life

Seeing the world in black and white (with subtitles).

Nov 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt

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