Beneath the breezy (if bittersweet and bluntly haunting) films of the deceased Eric Rohmer lies a profound arrogance…
Beneath the breezy (if bittersweet and bluntly haunting) films of the deceased Eric Rohmer lies a profound arrogance…
“Filmmaking only brings suffering.” So declares legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki a little more than halfway into…
It’s been more than 20 years since Alexei Kovalev became the first Russian-born player to have his name engraved on…
Each of Nacho Vigalondo’s features has been predicated upon the chemical reaction between two wildly disparate but…
What if Grizzly Man had ended differently? What if Timothy Treadwell—who was ultimately killed by the same bears…
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Jeff Preiss’ Low Down is that it opens by committing one of the…
It’s difficult to critically engage with Citizenfour, as—experienced in the here and now—Laura Poitras’ landmark…
A devastating and deceptively simple tale adapted from 10th-century folklore, Isao Takahata’s The Tale Of The…
The YouTube video of Paul Potts—a mobile phone salesman from South Wales, singing “Nessun Dorma” on Britain’s Got…
Last Hijack is a documentary that only exists because of the incredible access that was granted to the filmmakers.…
“I can’t judge you, Miss. A body can only judge themselves.” So Mrs. Grose (Megs Jenkins), the housekeeper of a…
“I never wanted to look young. I wanted to look great.” So says one of the stylish subjects of Lina Plioplyte’s…
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: Both the…
Yesterday, The A.V. Club led a guided tour of all the dope and whack movies opening between now and Halloween,…
The Shohei Imamura interview included with the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray of Vengeance Is Mine barely touches…
For the annual fall movie preview, The A.V. Club turned things over to its well-known and beloved characters Dumbass…
In the summer of 2011, a motley crew of Danish artists and scientists boarded a three-masted schooner and set sail…
James Cameron might be the closest thing the early 21st century has to its own Howard Hughes: He hasn’t begun…
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: If the…