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Amy Taubin

Blu-Ray Pick: The Counselor

By Amy Taubin
March 4, 2014
(Fox, $39.99)

Born Again

By Amy Taubin
March 4, 2014
This year’s edition revived the Sundance spirit of old

Interview: Ralph Fiennes

By Amy Taubin
January 6, 2014
The director (and co-star) of The Invisible Woman talks about filmmaking, unexpected influences, and the Dickens dynamic

Disgrace Under Pressure: Blue Jasmine

By Amy Taubin
December 9, 2013
Woody Allen and Cate Blanchett join forces to deliver a devastating portrait of denial and comeuppance

Masculin Féminin

By Amy Taubin
July 1, 2013
Sex and death were back with a bang (and a few whimpers) at this year’s Cannes

Cannes: Amy Taubin on Behind the Candelabra

By Amy Taubin
May 21, 2013
Steven Soderbergh’s irresistibly entertaining Liberace biopic comes out on top at Cannes

Festivals: Tribeca

By Amy Taubin
May 13, 2013
The 12th edition of the festival offered more than just Bub and Bobby brushing shoulders

Review: Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

By Amy Taubin
April 26, 2013
Jonas Mekas fashions his B-sides and rarities into his most essential film to date

Fire and Ice

By Amy Taubin
March 9, 2013
Sundance gets back on track and in touch with its feminine side

Law of the Father

By Amy Taubin
March 9, 2013
Top of the Lake brings Jane Campion home with a vengeance

Top 10 Films from Sundance 2013

By Amy Taubin
March 9, 2013

1. Top of the Lake Jane Campion, Australia/New Zealand (full review here)

2. Computer Chess Andrew Bujalski, U.S.

3. Upstream Color Shane Carruth, U.S.…

On Demand Pick: House of Cards

By Amy Taubin
March 7, 2013
(Netflix, free with membership)

Home Movies: Jonas Mekas box set

By Amy Taubin
January 3, 2013
Avant-Garde Pick

Interview: David Cronenberg

By Amy Taubin
August 23, 2012
David Cronenberg talks about adaptations, writing his own novel, Hitchcock, and what he's planning to do next

Festivals: Cannes 2012

By Amy Taubin
July 5, 2012
The shadow of the grim reaper hung over the Croisette this year

Interview: Steven Soderbergh

By Amy Taubin
June 29, 2012
Steven Soderbergh interviewed by Amy Taubin two days before the opening of Magic Mike

Festivals: Amy Taubin on Tribeca

By Amy Taubin
May 14, 2012
Entering its 11th year, the Tribeca Film Festival can still deliver an unsung gem

In Search of Wild Things

By Amy Taubin
February 23, 2012
A single film can still redeem a festival dominated by underachievers

David Cronenberg Interviewed

By Amy Taubin
October 4, 2011
The director of tomorrow evening's New York Film Festival Gala presentation, A Dangerous Method, reveals the story behind the story of Freud, Jung, and the enigmatic Sabina Spielrein

Minds on Fire

By Amy Taubin
September 1, 2011
David Cronenberg opens up the secret history of psychoanalysis in A Dangerous Method