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The Great Performances of 2022
Our writers pick some of their favorite 2022 performances.
Our writers pick some of their favorite 2022 performances.
On three films from the NEXT program, including career-best work from Dale Dickey, the latest from Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, and a film from the Biennale College program.
A preview of what we're covering at this year's Sundance Film Festival, including new films by Ramin Bahrani, James Ponsoldt, Lena Dunham, Riley Stearns, and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead.
Ben Kenigsberg reviews Sean Penn's Flag Day from Cannes, along with Catherine Corsini's The Divide and Juho Kuosmanen's Compartment No. 6.
On the best television of 2019, including Watchmen, Unbelievable, When They See Us, and Fleabag.
Sheila writes: Thank you all for taking the time to answer our survey! We will keep you posted on any changes that may come about. So let's get to the newsletter, shall we? Jack Kerouac famously wrote the majority of "On the Road" on one long scroll of paper. Kerouac found that taking the time to remove the finished pages off of the typewriter and replacing them with a fresh sheet interrupted his flow. California artist Paul Rogers, who has done ten book covers for Random House UK of Hemingway classic, has created an online scroll of beautiful illustrations for Kerouac's novel. Evocative and gritty, they make a great companion piece for "On the Road". You can see more of Paul Rogers' cool work at his site.
There was a moment in "Winter's Bone" when I felt sheer horror triggering my heart to thump in loud heavy beats. A moment more haunting and terrifying than anything I've seen all year. Not since the gas station scene in "No Country for Old Men" and the French vanilla ice-cream desert in "Inglourious Basterds" have I held my breath for so long. It is what I like to call a pulse-raiser scene, one of those moments when you really want to look away but you simply can't because you care too much for the victim.