However hard it is to expand the canon, legwork must always be done. In my own time I've seen the understanding of mid-century Japanese cinema expand, however ...
105 years ago this year, the birth of Black independent cinema commenced when Oscar Micheaux released his silent feature The Homesteader. While that 1919 film,...
It's at least autumn before we see Jim Jarmusch's first film in five years, but his latest contribution is larger than most can manage: Sqürl, his musical outf...
Following a premiere at last year's SXSW, writer-director-star Kit Zauhar's acclaimed second feature This Closeness is now arriving this summer after an extens...
While Hayao Miyazaki deservedly took home the Oscar for The Boy and the Heron, another nominee is well worth your attention. Pablo Berger's Cannes favorite Rob...
It helps to have friends. Look no further than the first trailer for Zoë Kravitz's Blink Twice, which boasts a stronger ensemble than your average directing de...
What a pleasure it is to see Kiyoshi Kurosawa in his Hong Sangsoo period. The typically prolific filmmaker is having an especially verdant 2024: his medium-len...
Oscar-nominated Strong Island director Yance Ford returned to Sundance Film Festival this year with Power, a lively, detailed essay film that takes a...
While Christopher Nolan recently directly explored the creation of the atomic bomb, a long-lost 1961 film explores the landscape directly after the dropping of...
If you see one animated Chinese film this year, we suggest it's Art College 1994. Liu Jian's feature, featuring the voices of Jia Zhangke and Bi Gan, will make...
