It Was Just an Accident ★★★
In a scene in Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, two characters compare their situation to the play WaitingContinue Reading
Tag: Abbas Kiarostami
What We’re Watching – June 2023
Asian cinema takes the forefront in June’s edition of our What We’re Watching column, comprising four of the five filmsContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – June 2022
June’s edition of What We’re Watching contains a variety of films including a war film, a thriller, and two Palme d’Or winners.Continue Reading
The Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Today sees the Cannes premiere of Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul‘s film Memoria starring Tilda Swinton. As we anticipate this release, weContinue Reading
Cinematic Time Travel in Lumière and Company
What kind of films would Stanley Kubrick have made if modern CGI was at his disposal? What would Tarkovsky haveContinue Reading
The Films of Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami was at the forefront of the Iranian New Wave of cinema, telling stories to an international audience thatContinue Reading
The Cinephilia of Close-Up
There are many movies about the love of movies – Quentin Tarantino has made an entire career for himself offContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of July 2020
Video on Demand By Ian Floodgate As we face another month of cinemas being temporarily closed, seeing what’s available onContinue Reading
An Original Imitation: Love and Art in Certified Copy
Is a copy of art valuable on its own, simply something that leads to the original, or is it evenContinue Reading
20 Favorites Leading Up to 2020
Deviating a bit from usual end-of-decade lists, we asked our critics to list their 20 favorite films from the 21stContinue Reading
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