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Features

Toronto 2021: Wavelengths

By Ela Bittencourt
September 20, 2021
Collective experience: TIFF’s experimental section remains vigorous 2021, with some films firmly rooted in rigorous visuality, and others more intensely personal

Venice 2021: Feedback Loop

By Giovanni Marchini Camia
September 13, 2021
Speed kills: there was much to recommend from the under-the-radar sections this year, including Shen Kong, El gran movimiento, and more

Court Vision

By Caden Mark Gardner
September 13, 2021
Gotta be the shoes: while the first Space Jam was a slick product designed to sell merchandise, the sequel starring LeBron James is somehow even less compelling

Head in the Clouds

By Corina Copp
September 7, 2021
In free fall: Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13000 ft lays bare the elusive plight of a woman on the verge

Skipping Stones

By Jeff Reichert
August 30, 2021
At sea: Matías Piñeiro’s Isabella is a puzzle-like meditation on entering middle-age, admitting defeat, and beginning anew

Mind Games

By Nathan Lee
August 9, 2021
Get weird: Leos Carax’s Annette is a deep dive into the irreducible strangeness of the musical form

Cannes 2021: Bye Bye Bye

By Manu Yáñez Murillo
July 26, 2021
End of the road: Our final overview of the fest that was touches on Memoria, Red Rocket, Nitram, and more

Close to Life

By Blair McClendon
July 5, 2021
Time regained: a revelatory exhibition pulls together a series of performances and film work from the multi-talented artist Bill Gunn

Last Exit

By Kelli Weston
June 28, 2021
Magic kingdom: Zola is an effortlessly funny and dark fable of a Black woman seeking escape from life’s monotony

A Year on the Couch

By Jonathan Romney
June 21, 2021
Primal screen therapy: during the COVID-era, television series provided a coherent purposefulness that was otherwise missing from everyday life