A Hong Sangsoo Berlinale premiere is no surprising development, but the first details on his 34th feature, The Day She Returns, are particularly exciting. Not ...
Following up Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and his Oscar-winning Drive My Car with Evil Does Not Exist, which was shot in secret, more info is coming together f...
After directing six (!) new films between 2020 and 2024, Zhang Yimou took a bit of a breather last year, but he's now back this month with a new spy thriller. ...
While this year's Sundance Film Festival continues through the weekend, including online viewing nationwide, the winners have been unveiled, with Beth de Araúj...
Nearly all of Hong Sangsoo's films are funny—Funny Ha Ha does what it says on the tin—but it's been a moment since the man released a proper comedy. This made ...
While Kiyoshi Kurosawa hardly leaves us wanting for new work—2024 saw the premiere of three projects, one of which landed high on our best-of-2025 list and ano...
Though it is often pegged to David Lynch, who financed the film and makes a fun cameo, Nadja is really a showcase par excellence for Michael Almereyda, long on...
February is about love, but love often—some might say always—does not go one's way. Thus there's yearning, and also "Yearning," a new program where amour isn't...
Continuing his prolific streak, Romanian director Radu Jude premiered two features last year, the latter of which, Dracula, arrived in theaters last fall. Now,...
A festival with a true independent spirit, Slamdance Film Festival has recently found a new home in Los Angeles, where it will return next month. Running in-pe...
After graduating from Hampshire College with a degree in music theory, Leonard Pearce turned his passions to film and writing. He lives in upstate NY with his wife Laura and cat Tardi.
