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Toronto 2012 Diary: The Act of Killing

By Nicolas Rapold
September 9, 2012
A bold, Rouchian documentary about Indonesian "gangsters" blends reenactment and fly-on-the-wall observation to reveal some grotesque truths

Review: Detropia

By Graham Corrigan
September 7, 2012
The painful ramifications of putting all your eggs in one (industry's) basket: Detroit's woes detailed

Seeing Double: The Quay Brothers at MoMA

By Violet Lucca
September 5, 2012
Opening up the Quay Brothers' cabinet of curiosities

Last Ten Films: So Yong Kim

By Film Comment
September 5, 2012
The director of For Ellen and Treeless Mountain reveals her filmic consumption

The Exploitation Index

By Violet Lucca
September 4, 2012
Stop me if you've heard this one before—see how Compliance rates on the exploitation index

Review: Samsara

By Daniel Eagan
August 31, 2012
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world you need a 70 mm camera to catch it all: Ron Fricke's latest travelogue

Festivals: Locarno

By Giovanni Vimercati
August 30, 2012
This year, Locarno served as an incubator for cinematic innovation

Review: Breathing

By Fernando F. Croce
August 28, 2012
A troubled teen comes to peace with himself, one body at a time

Review: Teddy Bear

By Sarah Mankoff
August 27, 2012
Featuring a shy bodybuilder, this rom-com labors to prove that the heart is the strongest muscle

Interview: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Emilie Lesclaux

By Jonathan Robbins
August 24, 2012
The director and producer of Neighboring Sounds shed some light onto its delicate complexities