After the collapse of the Soviet Union, power didn’t disappear. It transformed—quieter, more calculated, and far more dangerous. Starring Paul Dano and Jude Law, THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, directed by Olivier Assayas, is not simply a political thriller. It’s a...
The 1922 film A BLIND BARGAIN has long held a mythic status—one of the most sought-after lost films of the silent era. Lon Chaney starred in a dual role. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures after a battle with censors… and then, like so many films of...
MARAMA — the haunting new film from New Zealand — is not easy to describe… and that’s exactly the point. Filmmaker Taratoa Stappard calls it a “Māori Gothic ghost story.” One of its stars goes further: Jane Eyre on a bad acid trip. What unfolds is something far more...
Media consolidation. It’s accelerating. Fewer owners. Fewer voices. Whether you’re watching the so-called “Orbán playbook” unfold across Eastern Europe, or noticing that CNN and 60 Minutes could one day soon answer to the same boardroom, a new reality...
Mental illness. Movies tend to handle it one of two ways — it’s either a major problem, leading to crisis and drama. Or it’s somehow something funny, leading to laughter and comedy. Rarely anything in between. But in his debut feature FANTASY LIFE,...
We’re going out on a limb and saying it plainly: Christian Petzold is one of the finest and most consistently compelling filmmakers working in film today. While his first five features never received U.S. theatrical release, he broke through to American arthouse...
