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Behold The Low-Key Excellence of James Gray's Two Lovers
Elissa Suh
Mar 5, 2024
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Take A Walk Down Scarlet Street, The Sleaziest Noir On The Block
Glenn Kenny
Feb 20, 2024
The Sweeter Side of Submission: Expressions of Love in Secretary
Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader's unconventional romance chronicles a coming-of-age tale by way of a BDSM fantasy.
Soraya Sebghati
Mar 18, 2024
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Pieces of Flare: On David Fincher's The Killer
Vadim Rizov
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Under The Skin Still Has The Power To Unsettle And Provoke
Devan Suber
Jan 31, 2024
Letters of Rec
The Sweeter Side of Submission: Expressions of Love in Secretary
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Behold The Low-Key Excellence of James Gray's Two Lovers
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Take A Walk Down Scarlet Street, The Sleaziest Noir On The Block
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Pieces of Flare: On David Fincher's The Killer
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The Rapture Wrestles With Crises Of Art And Faith
Michael Tolkin's directorial debut explores (dis)belief within the end of the world.
Charles Bramesco
Dec 6, 2023
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Dumb Money, Pigeon Tunnel
In Downtime's final TIFF dispatch, our humble correspondent reviews films about the GameStop short squeeze and John le Carré.
Vikram Murthi
Sep 18, 2023
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Anatomy of a Fall, His Three Daughters
In Downtime's second TIFF dispatch, our humble correspondent reviews a Palme d'Or-winning legal thriller and a tearjerking family drama.
Vikram Murthi
Sep 14, 2023
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: The Holdovers, Hit Man
In Downtime's first TIFF dispatch, our humble correspondent reviews new crowd-pleasers from Alexander Payne and Richard Linklater.
Vikram Murthi
Sep 13, 2023
With Sorcerer, the late William Friedkin took New Hollywood on one last bumpy, terrifying ride
Steamrolled by Star Wars, the director's grim follow-up to The Exorcist remains an intense highlight of '70s American moviemaking.
A.A. Dowd
Sep 7, 2023
Joanna Hogg's First Film Follows an Isolated Woman Caught Between Generations
Her fascination with the relationship between interior spaces and existential plight finds purchase in this vacation drama.
Elissa Suh
Aug 29, 2023
A Woman Is In Trouble In Max OphĂĽls' Modest Noir Masterpiece
The Reckless Moment stars Joan Bennett as a lonely heroine whose suburban American dream curdles into a nightmare.
Gabrielle Marceau
Aug 1, 2023
Midnight Run: Looking Back At Remember The Titans
Remember the Titans succeeds partially because it frames sports and entertainment as cultural battlegrounds for larger political forces.
Brendan Boyle
Jul 18, 2023
The Essential Movie About 21st Century Rage Is An Ambiguous South Korean Thriller
Lee Chang-dong's Burning captures the conspiracy-laden paranoia and free-floating resentments that defined the last decade.
A.A. Dowd
Jun 30, 2023
Learn About Yourself By Watching Reality TV With A Therapist
With his YouTube channel, Dr. Kirk Honda provides psychological commentary on Love Is Blind participants that emphasizes self-reflection.
Manuela Lazić
Jun 14, 2023
Eros in Retrograde: 20 Years Later, In the Cut Still Has It
The cult erotic thriller not only provokes and unsettles, but also follows a genre truism: everyone is horny and no one can be trusted.
Veronica Fitzpatrick
May 24, 2023
All Grown Up: The Arrested Development of Drop Dead Fred
The 1989 cult favorite works as a shorter, and possibly stranger, alternative to A24's splashy "Beau Is Afraid"
Caroline Golum
May 12, 2023
You Don't Have To Win: Robert Aldrich and ...All The Marbles
The great midcentury director's final film follows a female wrestling duo trying to eke out a victory on the road.
Patrick Preziosi
May 4, 2023
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle Is the Best (If Not the Only) Stoner Movie About Asian America Ever Made
In an age obsessed with representation, this unassuming mid-aughts comedy dared to portray Asian Americans as "people who exist."
Jeremy Gordon
Apr 14, 2023
Home Movie: 35 Shots of Rum Remains One of Claire Denis’ Most Personal Works
The story of a codependent father-and-daughter relationship pays tribute to the work of Yasujirō Ozu’ and Denis' own mother.
Matthew Eng
Mar 10, 2023
The Brother From Another Planet Reimagined What It Meant To Be Lost In America
In a decade defined by social and political alienation, John Sayles' lo-fi sci-fi adventure embraced spontaneous spiritual connections.
Adam Nayman
Feb 24, 2023
To Be Known: Revisiting the Quiet Romance of The Bridges of Madison County
Clint Eastwood's 1995 romantic drama energizes the domestic space with the liberating possibility of life's freedoms.
Caitlin Quinlan
Feb 22, 2023
Seconds Is One Of The Darkest, Most Prescient Movies Of The '60s
John Frankenheimer's head-trip points to a future filled with grifters falsely promising a better life.
Dan Schindel
Feb 17, 2023
Strange Days Warned That The End Is Near
Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 cyberpunk thriller perfectly captures its moment while looking towards a more fraught future.
Charles Bramesco
Feb 15, 2023
Luz Takes Possession To A Whole Other Level
This German supernatural horror film employs an outré sound design to convey the experience of hypnosis.
Madeleine Wall
Jan 20, 2023
When 3 Become 1: Shapeshifting in Robert Altman's Low-Desert Dreamscape 3 Women
Altman's classic '70s psychological drama tackles gender as a Gothic team sport.
Sofia Majstorovic
Jan 16, 2023
The Savages Admirably Avoids Clichés Around Death And Dying
At first glance, Tamara Jenkins' sophomore feature resembles a typical "Sundance film," but it's much thornier than typical indie fare.
Vikram Murthi
Dec 30, 2022
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