Inside out: this year’s edition was suffused with an uneasy mood, expressed by many of the standout selections, including ...

Ben Rivers’s latest Bogancloch—a continuation of the British filmmaker’s collaboration with a hermit—is notable for its ...

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Indonesian curator and artist Bunga Siagian had never seen Turang (1958), the acclaimed film by her father, Bachtiar Siagian, while growing up. She had never seen any of his films, in fact—she had ...

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An example: a brilliant Brazilian director and friend, João Jardim, made a beautiful documentary in 2001 called Window of the Soul that he brought to me for the mix. The first scene is a close-up of a ...

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This article appeared in the February 14, 2025 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. Sign up for the Letter here. Debut, or, ...