The Taste of Things ★★
Never have I seen so much food in a movie. Trần Anh Hùng’s latest film The Taste of Things servesContinue Reading
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Anatomy of a Fall ★★★½
In most criminal trials, there is a verdict. A clear decision. Yes, the defendant is innocent. No, the defendant isContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – August 2023
The summer heat has brought us to a number of bold, challenging, and controversial titles this month (and one coming-of-ageContinue Reading
Provocative Premieres at Cannes
Cannes returns tomorrow! The biggest event in film, the festival is known for its red carpet appearances, setting the toneContinue Reading
Everything Went Fine ★★★
Towards the end of a loved one’s life, hard decisions are often made. We think of death almost abstractly untilContinue Reading
Pacifiction ★★★★
Beneath the gorgeous green overhang of palms, the thunderous waves of Teahupo’o, and the glimmering rainfall of tropical French PolynesiaContinue Reading
The Films of Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was a titan of cinema. From his debut feature film Breathless to his final film The Image Book, Godard pushedContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – August 2022
World cinema is on our mind in this month’s What We’re Watching column, our critics writing on German, Russian, and Belgian cinema.Continue Reading
Redefining Romance in Laurent’s Galveston
Coincidentally, two films that I find to be criminally underrated in the 2010s both star Elle Fanning. The first oneContinue Reading
French Actresses in Film
Tying in with our July Theme Month on Women-Directed Films, we thought we would highlight performances from a handful ofContinue Reading
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