‘The Departed’ Turns 10: In Praise of Martin Scorsese’s Fiercely Entertaining High-Wire Act
As Martin Scorsese's Best Picture winner turns 10 today, we take a look back....
Jonah Jeng
Watch a Video Essay on the Art of Creative Credit Sequences
Film titles are often viewed as accessories to a movie rather than integral components of the film itself, but in his new video, Evan Puschak of The Nerdwri...
‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’: Brian De Palma’s Boisterous Satire of American Society
Why Brian De Palma's satirical film about race relations didn't deserve to get panned....
[Review] Edge of Winter
The bracing tension of Rob Connelly’s Edge of Winter hinges on a powerful portrait of a father who compulsively believes his self-worth to be inextricably bound...
[Review] The Mind’s Eye
Between Midnight Special, Netflix’s Stranger Things, and now Joe Begos’ The Mind’s Eye -- a virtual remake of David Cronenberg’s 1981 film Scanners -- the ’80s ...
Go Behind-the-Scenes of Studio Ghibli’s Detailed Animation Process
Anyone familiar with the works of Hayao Miyazaki knows that Studio Ghibli’s films are marked by painstaking visual detail. From the sight of wind rustling e...
World in Action: A Paul Greengrass Retrospective
As he returns to Bourne, we look at the films of Paul Greengrass....
Watch the Short Film ‘Sunspring,’ Scripted by Artificial Intelligence and Starring Thomas Middleditch
It’s no news that machines are getting smarter by the year, but, even then, there are still things that are assumed to be achieved exclusively through human...
Watch an 80-Minute Talk on the Spirituality of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’
The cinema of Terrence Malick presents a unique challenge to viewers because it tends to eschew straightforward storytelling in favor of impressionistic med...
Listen: Francis Ford Coppola’s 40-Minute Talk on ‘The Conversation’ at the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival
At this year's TCM Classic Film Festival, Francis Ford Coppola sat down with host Ben Mankiewicz for an extensive discussion about the director's film from ...
