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Films on the Fringes of the Japanese New Wave
A series at the Japan Society opening on April 5 further complicates the definition of the Japanese New Wave cinema, whose parameters are typically difficult to define.
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How Agnès Varda Continually Reinvented Herself and Her Work
It’s a blow to both the art and film worlds that there will be no more work from this tireless artist.
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Gaspar Noé’s Latest Film Is a Drug-Fueled DJ Mix from Hell
Climax is something of a feature-length DJ mix, with Noé behind the decks.
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The Irresponsible Failure of a Netflix Series on the 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Investigation
Richie Mehta’s Delhi Crime uses taut cinematography to distract from its propagandistic storyline.
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A New Documentary Creates a Deeply Confused Portrait of Steve Bannon
Alison Klayman's The Brink is stuck between the idea of Bannon as the Great Manipulator and Bannon as just another hateful fascist agitator.
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A Frankenstein for the Forever Wars
Depraved, a soulful indie take on Frankenstein, proves the perennial relevance of Mary Shelley’s monstrous creation.
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A New Film Charts the Spread of “Ferrante Fever”
What accounts for the wild success of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels? In a 70-minute film, literary luminaries from the US and Italy survey the mysterious author's cultural impact.
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A Rare Opportunity to See a Movie Written by Jean-Paul Sartre
Rarely seen and essentially inaccessible to those based in the US, 1947's Les jeux sont faits is getting a not-to-be-missed screening in Los Angeles.
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Films that Explore How Resentment Shapes Us
On Resentment, a film series opening at BAM on March 20, probes the question: "How does resentment channel our attentions and efforts, and to what ends?"
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Hans Op de Beeck Stages Silence
A whimsical fantasia constitutes the film's emotional and intellectual core.
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A Cult Reggae Classic Deemed "Too Controversial" Finally Gets US Release
Babylon (1980) portrays Jamaican musical collectives, called sound systems, as movements of decolonization and resistance.
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In 3 Faces, Three Generations of Iranian Actresses Grapple with Oppression
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has violated his 20-year government-imposed filmmaking ban to make a powerful feature about Iranian women’s relationships to art and labor.