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Queer & Now & Then: 1974

By Michael Koresky
June 6, 2018
Out of the past: Christopher Larkin’s post-Stonewall gay love story A Very Natural Thing emphasizes positivity

News to Me: Jean-Luc Godard, Dee Rees, Brian De Palma

By Film Comment
June 5, 2018
Talking pictures: Godard expands his Image Book, Dee Rees goes back to the 1980s, Varda vs. Sontag, and more

TCM Diary: Man in the Wilderness

By Justin Stewart
June 4, 2018
On his own again, naturally: the first cinematic retelling of Hugh Glass’s harrowing frontier saga of survival also indulged in embellishment

Film of the Week: One Sings, the Other Doesn’t

By Jonathan Romney
May 31, 2018
Songs from the heart: Agnès Varda's 1977 film of two friends from different walks of life made a soft landing at a revolutionary moment

Interview: Beatriz Seigner

By Christina Newland
May 30, 2018
Troubled waters: the Brazilian director discusses her refugee story Los Silencios, a study in darkness, color, and grief

The Film Comment Podcast: Queer Criticism

By Film Comment
May 29, 2018
Gays’ gaze: three writers discuss the act of analysis

News to Me: Deborah Stratman, Cristi Puiu, Dardennes

By Devika Girish
May 28, 2018
Ancestral spirits: a new work by experimental filmmaker Deborah Stratman gives a platform for strong female voices from the past and present

Festivals: Cannes 2018

By Dennis Lim
May 28, 2018
Bending the rules: with the frenzy of Cannes in the rearview mirror, a few films reward consideration for their thoughtful reinventions

Deep Focus: Les Parents terribles

By Michael Sragow
May 25, 2018
Mother's favorite: Jean Cocteau's symphony of dysfunction has its U.S. premiere theatrical run

Word Pictures: The Day After, with The Seagull and On Chesil Beach

By Imogen Sara Smith
May 24, 2018
Wrapped up in books: the different levels of narrative and time in a trio of tales about lovelorn men