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Step Right Up!

By Maitland McDonagh
June 1, 2021
George Romero’s empathetic "The Amusement Park" confronts the horrors of the world through the eyes of the elderly

The Past Is Another Country

By Sukhdev Sandhu
June 1, 2021
The home and the world: Jia Zhangke's luminous Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue looks back at China's rural past

Film Comment Recommends: Four Roads

By Courtney Duckworth
June 1, 2021
Distant constellations: Alice Rohrwacher's new pandemic short conjures intimacy in seclusion

Cutting Edge

By Joi McMillon
May 24, 2021
The Underground Railroad editor and regular Barry Jenkins–collaborator Joi McMillon details her formative influences

Toward a Theory of Film Directing

By Charles Grodin
May 24, 2021
From our our May-June 2006 issue, the late-lamented actor's personal take on the actor-director relationship

Spinning Wheels

By Beatrice Loayza
May 24, 2021
In the cut: Spiral offers a topical spin on the popular franchise but makes one wonder: do we need solemn excuses to enjoy cheap thrills?

Playlist: Trances

By Clinton Krute
May 17, 2021
Altered states: listen to our new playlist inspired by Ahmed El Maanouni's rapturous Moroccan concert doc

Toil and Trouble

By Shonni Enelow
May 17, 2021
To thine own self be true: Nomadland's glib use of Shakespeare belies its realist pretensions, our critic argues

Readings: Films of Endearment

By Adam Nayman
May 17, 2021
Straight from the heart: Michael Koresky's new book is a stirring ode to movies, memories, and mothers

Monte Hellman’s Two-Lane Blacktop

By Sheila O'Malley
May 10, 2021
One for the road: a tribute to the late director and his minimalist, elliptical masterpiece