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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

Film Comment Recommends: Faya Dayi

By A.E. Hunt
September 7, 2021
Drift away: Jessica Beshir’s documentary is a hypnotic montage of the people, nature, and Sufi parables that surround the khat trade in Harar, Ethiopia

Seeing Double: Shane & Everybody Wants Some!!

By Sheila O'Malley
September 7, 2021
Are we not men: Two films, from 1953 and 2016, subtly undermine traditional definitions of masculinity

Film Comment Recommends: Spring Forward

By Steven Mears
August 30, 2021
Trailblazing: the recently departed Ned Beatty gives a tour de force of soul-stirring restraint in Tom Gilroy's 2000 drama

Review: Candyman

By Nicholas Russell
August 30, 2021
Say my name: Nia DaCosta’s reimagining of the ’90s horror classic takes itself too seriously to be much fun

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

Film Comment Recommends: Cryptozoo

By Mark Asch
August 23, 2021
Animal planet: Dash Shaw’s animated phantasmagoria draws from diverse influences in an attempt to renew a jaded audience’s capacity for awe and terror

Seeing Double: Déjà Vu & All Light, Everywhere

By Jessica Dunn Rovinelli
August 23, 2021
Lens flare: the filmmaker looks at two films that raise questions about how might we use cameras to bear witness to—and shape—a better future

Locarno 2021: CINEMA IS BACK

By Jessica Kiang
August 23, 2021
Beam me up: the 2021 selection was studded with striking titles, including Espíritu Sagrado, Holy Emy, and A Thousand Fires

Locarno 2021: Mass Appeal

By Jordan Cronk
August 23, 2021
Religious experience: three films point to a way forward for a Locarno that caters to both cinephiles and the masses