In the 30-plus years since Blood Simple, it's arguable that no other filmmakers have had a streak quite like Joel and Ethan Coen. With masterpieces througho...
A corpse farts, a director gets his due, tickling conspiracies are unearthed, pop culture gets skewered, a shark attacks, a fitting swan song arrives, and more this month....
There's an antithetical, creatively damaging notion in the world of filmmaking that once an actor or director receives some sort of acclaim for their work, ...
From the grand, savage outdoors to the inner chambers of those awaiting certain death, Werner Herzog has gone to the ends of the Earth to capture our innerm...
With the news that Cary Fukunaga is taking over Stanley Kubrick's long-developed project Napoleon, we remarked about the sheer number of projects in various...
With his rapid output, it may feel difficult to fully get a grasp on the films of François Ozon (Young & Beautiful, In the House). While often hit-or-mi...
Closing the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, The Fundamentals of Caring follows Craig Roberts’ wheelchair-bound teenager and his carer, played by P...
Across his three features this century, Andrew Dominik has explored masculine ideals (and the lack thereof) with an uncompromising vision. While earning the mos...
He just stopped by Cannes to premiere his latest feature, The BFG (our review), and he'll begin production next month on the sci-fi adaptation Ready Player ...
Considering his background studying under Béla Tarr, László Nemes was on our radar when it was announced his debut feature, Son of Saul, would premiere at t...
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