Not dark yet: our man in Cannes weighs in on the fest at the midpoint, highlighting Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO, Cristian Mungui’s R.M.N., and more
Mirror mirror: though questionable marketing decisions and technical snafus abound, the early days of Cannes 2022 have nonetheless delivered on the promise of genuine cinematic thrills
Against interpretation: with its maze-like narrative and nightmare-inducing imagery, David Lynch’s epic Inland Empire is so much more than a puzzle to be solved
Disappearing act: This year’s recipient of the Chaplin Award is an actress whose nearly superhuman versatility is matched by the consistency of her craft
Taken for a ride: Jenkins’ moving image work artist incisively analyzes how images—in film, TV, advertising, and the media landscape—set limits on the possible.
Run it back: a renewed interest in reenactment in documentary foregrounds two historically sidelined aspects of nonfiction cinema: performance and authorship
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