The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Kinan Azmeh
Himself
Himself
Himself Movie Reviews
Blog Posts That Mention Himself
Festivals & Awards
Busan 2026: Birds in the Dark, Selvi, 1982
Features
The Revolution Is My Boyfriend: On the Queercore Provocations of Bruce LaBruce
TV/Streaming
Jason Voorhees Gets Stuck in the Mud of Atrocious “Crystal Lake”
Video Games
“Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse” Whips Landmark Franchise Back into Shape
TV/Streaming
In “VisionQuest,” Identities Might Change, but Family Is Forever
Festivals & Awards
Busan 2026: Satoko Always, The First Taste of Loneliness, Shaving
Video Games
Ambitious “Control Resonant” Challenges Expectations, Rewards Creativity
TV/Streaming
Apple TV’s “Small Prophets” Finds the Magic in Yearning
Interviews
The Possibility of Forgiveness: Reed Van Dyk, Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh on “Atonement”
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide September 2026: Disclosure Day, The Secret Agent, Backrooms, Toy Story 5, More
Interviews
Enshrouded in Darkness: Lance Oppenheim, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo on “Primetime”
TV/Streaming
Adult Swim’s “Get Jiro” Serves Up Bloody, Sloppy Culinary Revenge
Features
Watching “The Insider” in 2026: How Comparisons Compel Us to Protect Democracy
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: A Canadian Critic Looks At This Year’s Fest
TV/Streaming
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Are Just Alright, Alright, Alright in Apple TV’s “Brothers”
Interviews
The Heart at the Center Of It: Domhnall Gleeson on “The Incomer”
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Arrested Memory, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, Vintage Violence
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Furies, Re/Pair
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Trash Mountain, Babies, Everybody Wants to F*ck Me
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Strong Son, God Bless You Mr. Kopu
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Julián, Sunburn, In Alaska
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See This Year
Festivals & Awards
Telluride 2026: Alpha Gang, The Liberation, The Idiots
Festivals & Awards
Venice Film Festival 2026: Ink, Moragheb, Too Much Sugar
Interviews
It’s Time to Grow Up: Joe Swanberg and Cory Michael Smith on “The Sun Never Sets”
TV/Streaming
Season Two of Netflix’s “The Gentlemen” Finally Finds Its Footing
Short Films in Focus
Short Films in Focus: Bouncy Brothers (with Nicholas J. Santore)
Video Games
“Onimusha: Way of the Sword” is a Drawn-Out Samurai Epic
MZS
A Coat of Many Colors: How Dolly Parton Helped Me Appreciate My Mother
Tributes
Live Wire: Michael Wright, 1956-2026
Tributes
Don’t Dream It, Be It: Tim Curry (1946-2026)
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide August 2026: “Project Hail Mary,” “The Sheep Detectives,” “Power Ballad,” More
Interviews
Shabana Amzi on Her Career, Vulnerability, and “Batwara 1947”
Features
We Were Warned: On “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” at 35
Interviews
Liminal Spaces, Transitional States: Alexander Ullom on “It Ends”
Features
Locarno 2026: You Don’t Belong Here, Who Is Still Alive, Sixteen Moments of My Life, Letter From My Village
Festivals & Awards
Locarno Film Festival 2026: 17 Urgent Hollywood Blacklist Films
Festivals & Awards
Locarno 2026: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming, Hearing, Bruton
TV/Streaming
HBO’s “Lanterns” Anchors Superhero Storytelling to Human Condition
Features
Prophecy is Ragged and Dirty: David Cronenberg’s “Crash” Turns 30
TV/Streaming
“Tires” Has Developed into One of Netflix’s Best Comedies in Season 3
MZS
Memories of Helen: The Heroic Despair of “John Wick”
TV/Streaming
Mediocre “Alley Cats” is for Hardcore Ricky Gervais Fans Only
DVD/Blu-Ray
All is Well in Our World: On Todd Haynes’ “Safe”
Books
Book Excerpt: The Otherworld: The Mythic Dimensions of Christophe Gans by Scout Tafoya
Interviews
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Julia Hart on “Don’t Say Good Luck”
MZS
Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” On the Exact Day When It’s Set
The Unloved
The Unloved, Part 152: The Milagro Beanfield War
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide July 2026: Obsession, The Drama, Is God Is, More
Tributes
Raise Your Hopeful Voice: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)
Interviews
Advance to Paradise, Retreat to Hell: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on “The Samurai and the Prisoner”
Festivals & Awards
Everything for Someone: San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Part 2
MZS
Get on the Train: “NYC in Transit” Launches at Film Forum
Tributes
What Could Have Been: Kaylee Hottle (2007-2026)
Features
With “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan Has Crafted The Best Horror Film of The Year
TV/Streaming
Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon” Turns Up the Soapy Drama in Serviceable Second Season
Features
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Keeps Boldly Swinging in Tone in Season 4
Features
It’s Just You and Me Now, Sport: On “Manhunter: The Final Cut”
Features
Black Protagonists Are Transforming Modern Horror Television for the Better
Chaz's Journal
Celebrating the Life of George E. Johnson, Sr. (1927-2026), a Friend and Builder of Black Possibility
Festivals & Awards
Freaks, Samurais, and Vampires: Our 10 Most Anticipated of Fantasia 2026
Tributes
The Purpose of the Journey: Sam Neill (1947-2026)
Books
Fascinating New Angle on Legendary Career Explored in The Dreamer’s Path by Brent Simon
Interviews
This Is Not Art, This Is Life: Ross McElwee on “Remake” and “Sherman’s March”
Interviews
You Have to Commit: Robert Richardson on “Robert Richardson: The White Devil”
Features
Through the Window: 10 Times That Foreign Directors Have Looked at America
Roger Ebert
10 of Roger Ebert’s Favorite Movies About America
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide June 2026: Hoppers, Crime 101, The Mastermind, More
TV/Streaming
A French-Language “Zorro” Offers a Charmingly Offbeat Interpretation of the Famous Vigilante
TV/Streaming
“The Bear” Closes Its Doors With a Trimphant Final Service in Season 5
Festivals & Awards
Tribeca 2026: The Narratives
Interviews
Golf is a Great Metaphor: Edward Burns and Brian d’Arcy James on “Finnegan’s Foursome”
Interviews
Out of the Mouths of Cutlery: Tony Hale on “Toy Story 5”
Black Writers Week
Uncomfortable Truths: “Set It Off,” “Girl 6,” and “Naked Acts” at 30
Black Writers Week
Apple TV’s “Sugar” Reaches for the Stars in Grounded, Moving Second Season
Black Writers Week
The Urban Environment: A Conversation with Tatsu Aoki, Avant-Garde Filmmaker
Black Writers Week
The Legend of Us: Expanding the Chosen One
Black Writers Week
250 Years Later and Blacks Are Still Politically and Racially Enslaved
Features
The Horror of AI in “Obsession” & “Backrooms”
Tributes
Deborah Nadoolman Landis Pays Tribute to Costume Design Legend Albert Wolsky
Features
Roger Ebert’s Best and Worst Alien Movies
Features
The 20 Best Films of 2026 So Far
Tributes
Once More, With Feeling: Anthony Head (1954-2026)
TV/Streaming
British Comedy “Alice & Steve” Leaps Over the Age Gap
TV/Streaming
AMC Turns “Interview With a Vampire” Into the Delicious, Malicious “The Vampire Lestat”
Tributes
The Woman Who Saved “Star Wars”: Marcia Lucas (1945-2026)
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide May 2026: The Bride!, Wuthering Heights, Sentimental Value, More
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: La Gradiva, Dora, Gabin
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: Full Phil, Sanguine (Species), Jim Queen
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: Dua, Flesh and Fuel, Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: The Man I Love, Orange-Flavoured Wedding
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: Avedon, Visitation
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: The Meltdown, La Frappe, I’ll Be Gone in June
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: John Lennon: The Last Interview, La Libertad Doble
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: Paper Tiger, Sheep in the Box
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026 Video #3: Nagi Notes, Camp Miasma, Werner Herzog
Festivals & Awards
Notes from the Red Carpet of the 2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Features
A Fond Farewell to Our Critic Monica Castillo
TV/Streaming
“The Terror: Devil in Silver” Fails to Earn a Spot on the Medal Podium
TV/Streaming
