Josh O’Connor is on a surreal quest in Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. The otherworldly drama had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes, as well as screened at TIFF and NYFF. In her fourth feature after 2018’s Happy As Lazzaro, […]

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Whatever its occasional flaws, then, Human Flow must be seen, reminding us of our common, if fractured, humanity.

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THE CONFORMIST is a whirlwind display of styles, an inexhaustible compendium of cinematic ideas. (Not for nothing has it been one of the most influential modern movies, sampled by Scorsese, Coppola, Spike Lee, and many others.)

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In a world where male directors tend to up the macho ante in situations such as these, Carpignano’s devotion to morality and tenderness deserves a big old-fashioned hug.

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(Videocracy was picked up for distribution by Lorber Films. Visit the film’s page at the Lorber website to learn more.) If you’re looking to feel better about America’s grotesque fascination with reality television and the cult of inane celebrity that […]

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(Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy is available from Amazon.) The challenge is to see things with a fresh eye. When a film has been called a “classic” for too long, it comes to us cloaked in a fog of received opinion, […]

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(Valentino: The Last Emperor opens Wednesday, March 18th at the Film Forum before expanding to other cities. Visit the film’s official website for more information.) For my money—of which I have almost none, mind you—the exclusive world of the high-dollar […]

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