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Director in Focus: Spike Lee, "Do the Right Thing" (1989)
Continuing a series retracing the films of Spike Lee.
The Best Movies I Saw in 2024
In lieu of a best-of-the-year list (which I usually can’t finish until late January anyway, as the last acclaimed movies finally get their theatrical…
Director in Focus: Spike Lee, "School Daze" (1988)
This is the second post in a series focusing on the films of Spike Lee.
Director in Focus: Spike Lee, "She's Gotta Have It" (1986)
Kicking off a new series focusing on the films of Spike Lee.
My Favorite Directors
A pantheon of filmmakers who define my cinematic tastes.
My Canon: "Design for Living" (1933)
The first post in a new series revisiting my favorite movies.
Films of Palestine: "Return to Haifa" (1982)
The first post in a new series focusing on Palestinian cinema -- in this case, a 1982 film made in Lebanon by an Iraqi director.
The Best Movies of 2023
From Argentina to Tahiti to Tunisia, the greatest films of the year present a world of revelatory new voices.
Specters and Spectacles
The crime serials of Louis Feuillade.
The Cameras Must Stay On
Censorship, Jafar Panahi, and This Is Not a Film.
A Ribbon of Dreams
Dreams and cinema.
The Joys of Slow Cinema: Ash is Purest White and The Wild Pear Tree
Back in the summer of 2007, a friend and I rented a couple movies: the Chris Rock comedy I Think I Love My Wife (which was improbably based on Éric…
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