Born again: Phạm Thiên Ân’s hypnotic debut feature Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell is a formally breathtaking meditation on faith—and a testament to cinema as a vehicle for miraculous transformation
Walking on water: A selection of newly restored films make clear the continuing relevance of the work of Lorenza Mazetti, a long-unheralded artist whose influential work is finally getting its due
Stay awake: critics Robert Daniels, Guy Lodge, and Madeline Whittle join to discuss buzzy festival selections Between the Temples, I Saw the TV Glow, and many more
Up in smoke: our Sundance coverage kicks off with critics Lovia Gyarkye and Guy Lodge on some early titles including Freaky Tales, Handling the Undead, Girls State and more
Don’t look away: the director discusses his debut feature, a disquieting critique of the colonial history of Chile by way of the grand cinematic idiom of the Hollywood western
Gut check: the latest pair of films from Soi Cheang, a Hong Kong genre master little known in the U.S., demonstrate the sleek blend of existential bleakness and technical wizardry that characterizes his cinema
Fast and furious: Alissa Wilkinson and Robert Daniels join to discuss recent releases The Iron Claw, Ferrari, The Color Purple, and The Book of Clarence