The Darkest Samurai Film Ever Made: Toshio Matsumoto’s “Shura”
A Far Flunger looks at the masterful “Shura,” aka “Demons.”
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NYFF 2025: The 63rd Edition Comes to a Close
A look back at this year’s event, including detailed thoughts on Jafar Panahi’s latest from the expert in Iranian cinema.
You Play Well: Diane Keaton (1946-2025)
A look back at the life and works of the fearless actress.
Some Things You Consume, Some You Experience: Mary Bronstein on “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
The filmmaker behind A24’s latest talks about the taboos of motherhood, the film’s cosmic aspects, and more.
Apple TV+ Thriller “The Last Frontier” Gets Snowed Under In Pulpy Action and Cheap Melodrama
“The Last Frontier” flits between two distinct modes, one entertaining and one frustrating.
Tim Robinson Sits in a World of Paranoid Conspiracies in HBO’s “The Chair Company”
It’s a show that alternately plays like a mystery and a study of a man going insane. It might be both.
Netflix’s “Boots” is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps
In trying to play both sides, “Boots” falls flat tonally.
NYFF 2025: Late Fame, What Does That Nature Say to You, Barrio Triste
On three films out of the New York Film Festival.
“The Ghost of Yōtei” is One of the Most Cinematic Games of the Year
One of the best games of 2025.
Your Life Matters: Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
An ode to the acclaimed primatologist and conservationist, whose lifelong work was captured beautifully on film for decades.
Short Films in Focus: “Stooper” (with Bennett Watanabe)
An interview with the director of a new short about fathers, sons, and gambling.
What Really Matters is What You Like: “High Fidelity” at 25
On an excellent Chicago movie and how it holds up 25 years after its release.
Criterion’s “The Wes Anderson Archive” is the Blu-ray Box Set of the Year
On an amazing 10-film Criterion box set of the films of Wes Anderson.
Apple TV+’s “The Sisters Grimm” is a Fractured, Frustrating Animated Fairy Tale
Falls under the same frustrating spell as so many other animated shows.
The Unloved, Part 141: The Grudge & Wolf Man
On two gory, widescreen odysseys about desperate people pushed into extranatural mysteries, breaking the chains of torment.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rebecca Miller on “Mr. Scorsese”
An interview with the director of the Apple TV+ limited docuseries about the legendary filmmaker.
Home Entertainment Guide: “28 Years Later,” “Materialists,” “Superman,” “Jurassic World Rebirth,” More
On the latest Blu-ray releases, including new films by Wes Anderson, Celine Song, and many more.
Just Be Sure You’re Right: Watching “All the President’s Men” in 2025
The legendary Chicago Tribune film critic on a movie that many have revisited in the wake of Robert Redford’s passing and what it says about today.
Why “I’m Still Here” Will Always Be a Powerful Watch
Our South Korean correspondent takes another look at the ever-powerful I’m Still Here.
The Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia: Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025)
A tribute to a legend.
