Sign up for the Film Comment Letter today to get original film writing delivered to your inbox every week! >>

Published by Film at Lincoln Center

Features

You’re the One for Me, Fatty

By Scott Eyman
July 11, 2016
Fast and bulbous: in early shorts costarring a young Buster Keaton, the notorious slapstick comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was able to show off his full range of talents

The Weight of the World

By Andrew Chan
July 5, 2016
Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing lets us feel the bare fact of existence for people caught in time’s tide

Hiding in Plain Sight

By Nick Davis
July 5, 2016
The casual complexity and low-key intensity of Kristen Stewart

Beyond These Gates

By Ashley Clark
July 5, 2016
Overlooked and stereotyped, black performers of the silent era today stand out for their talents

Heavenly Host

By Max Nelson
July 5, 2016
For more than 50 years, Nathaniel Dorsky has been welcoming viewers into a gracious empire of light

Tough Love: Alan Clarke

By Graham Fuller
June 27, 2016
Revolution, televised: where did the pioneering British director get his Brechtian pyrotechnics?

Critical Care: Dr. Frederick Wiseman

By Matt Morrison
May 13, 2016
A doctor reflects on the views of medical treatment offered in Titicut Follies, Hospital, and Near Death

Dissident Voices: Post-Revolutionary Cuban Cinema

By Alejandro Veciana
May 6, 2016
A road map to the wide-ranging styles of—and official responses to—contemporary Cuban film

The Miracle of Life

By Laura Kern
May 3, 2016
With Evolution, Lucile Hadzihalilovic dives deep into the murky (and dangerous) waters of maturing and achieving self-knowledge

Close to the Bone

By David Fear
April 28, 2016
British director Alan Clarke brought tough love and fearless technique to a breathtaking range of stories