Country living: Radu Muntean’s searching gaze digs beneath the surface of an adventure gone wrong to unearth an incisive parable about charity and power
Fog lights: the beloved Colombia, Missouri festival returned to cinemas with a varied lineup of nonfiction works, including standouts Riotsville, USA, Brotherhood, 2nd Chance, and more
Urban decay: Despite Matt Reeves’s tip-top casting and his usual virtuosity, the latest Caped Crusader reboot fails to reimagine this by-now commonplace material
Sustain an edge: filmmaker Courtney Stephens reflects on the inspiration, both personal and artistic, she has drawn from Joan Didion’s foundational writing
Triangulation: the auteur discusses her new feature, portraying desire without judgment, working with actors across many years and films, and much more more
