Interview: Scott MacDonald on Comprehending Cinema and More
Critical cinema: the experimental film scholar talks about programming a series with his students, the films he can’t avoid showing first-year undergrads, and what it truly means to “comprehend” cinema
By Jordan Cronk Future picture: festival highlights like The Misconceived, Tycoon, and Chronovisor suggested a new kind of visual storytelling defined by a fluid mix of mediums and methodologies
By Amy Taubin Final call: many of the best films at the fest’s last edition in Park City affirmed its late founder Robert Redford’s belief in “the unexpected perspective”
Portrait galleries: festival highlights like Once Upon a Time in Harlem, I Want Your Sex, and If I Go Will They Miss Me offered a balm for independent art
Family rooms: the Icelandic auteur discusses his latest intimate epic, which follows a separated couple co-parenting their children while navigating life beyond marriage
Checks and balances: creaky and cringe as it is, James L Brooks's Ella McCay is distinguished by the familiar warmth and polished witticisms of one of our most experienced entertainers
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