It Isn’t Enough: Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Stalker” on Human Nature
If there was a magical room that could grant your deepest wish, would you seek it out? The answer, for
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“Stories of our Lives” or the Queer Kenyan Experience
In “Stories of our Lives,” the Nest Collective — an art collective based in Kenya — takes on an inspiring
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An Apotheosis or a Murder Most Foul?: The Miraculous Garbage Fire That Is “Cats”
I don’t even know where to begin with “Cats,” the 2019 film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s unprecedentedly successful and
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Escaping and Searching in “The Wild Goose Lake”
When I was listing the films to watch for Philadelphia Film Festival in late October, I couldn’t help noticing a
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“Akira” and the Pleasure of Destruction
Content warning: Nuclear meltdown, self-destruction. Spoilers ahead The post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo painted by the creators of “Akira” features Blade Runner-esque neon
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Artist of the Week Ariana Hoshino on the Transformative Power of Film
Is it possible to transform our world entirely? Or to take an object and transform it into a living, breathing
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Punk Rock Star of Stage and Screen: An Evening with John Cameron Mitchell
As an electric guitar spits out the first chords of “America the Beautiful,” a name appears on the big screen
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What Time Is It There?: Let Me Change the Time on Your Watch
The Taiwanese film “What Time Is It There?” (2001, Tsai Ming-Liang) establishes a world of floating time and space with
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“Mother”: Bong Joon-ho’s Quietest yet Most Devastating Movie
Bong Joon-ho is one of Korea’s most prolific and accomplished filmmakers. He is most well known for his big-budget English-language
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Jordan Peele’s Us Brings Laughter, Screams, and Social Critique
Early on in “Us,” Jordan Peele’s second directorial effort, a young girl on the Santa Cruz boardwalk passes a beach
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