Film Comment

Amos Gitai is Israel’s most internationally recognized filmmaker—and its most controversial. His new film, Kippur, about the 1973 invasion of Israel by Egypt and Syria, is a breakthrough that deserves to take its place among the greatest war movies.

Perpetually in the vanguard of world cinema, Wong Kar-wai reinvents and reenergizes his aesthetic with each new picture. With In the Mood for Love, his latest variation on a cherished theme, he delves into a universe of understated passions restrained by decorum.