May Books
This month we’re reading about David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Hong Sangsoo, and Werner Herzog.
Fits and Starts
It wasn’t always smooth going for Max Ophuls, Mike Hodges, or Irrfan Khan.
The Inventive Versatility of James Wong Howe
New York’s Museum of the Moving Image presents a series of nineteen films shot by the accomplished cinematographer.
Qiu Jiongjiong and A New Old Play
Before Qiu’s award-winning feature opens in theaters, the National Museum of Asian Art will present an online retrospective.
Alex Garland’s Men
The director of Ex Machina and Annihilation returns, and many critics have questions.
John Waters and Cookie Mueller
Waters has written his first novel, and a collection of Mueller’s writing has just been reissued.
“I’ll Die of Love”
This week: Tarkovsky’s answer to Kubrick, the Otolith Group, Brooklyn filmmakers, German scenes, and Béatrice Dalle.
Women Filming for Their Lives
A coincidental set of screenings and openings almost seems to be responding to the impending reversal of Roe v. Wade.
San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2022
The twenty-fifth edition offers lavish decadence, experimental poetry, and timely poignance.
The Fatal Vision of Fritz Lang
A Melbourne Cinémathèque series of double bills spotlights Lang’s penchant for drilling into the darkest recesses of human nature.
Forgotten Filmmakers of the French New Wave
MoMA and the Harvard Film Archive present a program of more than forty overlooked features.
They’ve Got the Look—and the Beat
This week swerves from the slick cinéma du look to the harshest punk noise.
Hot Docs Salutes Anand Patwardhan
For half a century, the Indian documentarian has won accolades abroad while fighting censorship at home.
The Latest from Cannes and Beyond
Cannes sets its juries, Directors’ Fortnight selects its shorts, Locarno honors Laurie Anderson, and Sundance lines up a big London edition.
Cinema Reborn 2022
The Sydney-based festival of new restorations offers a rich set of globally accessible program notes.
Scorsese’s Film Foundation Presents Free Screenings
The monthly program will feature introductions, interviews, and more supplements.
A Lot of Gaul
Cannes tops off its lineup, and we’re reading about Rivette, Resnais—and more.
New Directors/New Films 2022
Critics recommend favorites from this year’s selection of twenty-six features and eleven shorts.
Critics’ Week and ACID Lineups
Running parallel to Cannes, two independent programs will present work ripe for discovery.
Directors’ Fortnight 2022 Lineup
The Cannes sidebar will present new films by Mia Hansen-Løve, Léa Mysius, João Pedro Rodrigues, and Alex Garland.
One More Day with Amit Dutta
Six films by the Indian writer and experimental filmmaker are streaming at e-flux.
Remarkable Women
This week we’re reading interviews with Mira Nair and Jane Schoenbrun, profiles of Viola Davis and Maggie Cheung, and an essay on Joan Micklin Silver.
Cannes 2022 Lineup
The seventy-fifth edition will present new work from Claire Denis, David Cronenberg, Kelly Reichardt, and Hirokazu Kore-eda.
April Books
Marguerite Duras and Jean-Luc Godard, Cahiers du cinéma’s radical years, and Todd Haynes are among this month’s highlights.