Festivals

The Paragon of Animals

September 4, 2018

With their multi-part yarn The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the Coen Brothers mosey on back to the Old West to survey the eternal disappointment that is man

Venice Film of the Week: ROMA

By Jonathan Romney

August 31, 2018

Family portrait: Alfonso Cuarón re-creates the past on a grand yet intimate scale through the eyes of a Mexico City housekeeper

Law of the Land

By Amy Taubin

August 27, 2018

In Ash Is Purest White, Jia Zhangke charts how one woman survives and thrives on the criminal margins

Venice 2018 Cheat Sheet

By Nicolas Rapold

August 27, 2018

Island of cinema: your handy preview of the movies in the festival's 75th edition

Moving Through Time

By Dennis Lim

August 20, 2018

With Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Bi Gan mesmerizes again with a virtuosic noir trip where experience and dreams become one

Festivals: Il Cinema Ritrovato

By Dan Sullivan

August 14, 2018

Past is future: the Bologna showcase of revivals and restorations returns triumphantly with adventurous works by Mambéty, De Toth, Dieterle, and more

The Film Comment Podcast: Locarno 2018

By Nicolas Rapold

August 9, 2018

Mountain views: the discerning festival remains a stimulating laboratory of film culture, including new films by photographer Richard Billingham and a 13.5-hour film that's a feast of genre storytelling

Locarno Interview: Richard Billingham

By Becca Voelcker

August 8, 2018

Home movie: the photographer’s debut feature film brings a snapshot-like fidelity and lived-in feel to council-flat family memories

Festivals: Drifting Apart

By Kent Jones

July 2, 2018

Cannes risks the loss of cherished ideals, though filmmakers fight the good fight

Festivals: Trolling the Croisette

By Nicolas Rapold

July 2, 2018

At Cannes, self-determination effectively became the topic du jour, whether on the screen or in debates about the festival