Jim Jarmusch’s laidback anthology of fateful celebrity meetings lays bare the communal value of commodity.
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Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai sees Jim Jarmusch integrating hip-hop atmosphere with samurai genre trappings to create a dorm-room favorite.
Makoto Shinkai’s followup to Your Name is another charming coming-of-age tale with a supernatural twist.
Justin Long gets lost in a navel-gazing psychedelic stoner dramedy filled with sophomoric philosophizing.
New films by Julie Taymor, Dee Rees, and Justin Simien mix with fascinating new docs and debut features in our list of Sundance 2020 must-sees.
A limp. microbudget Texas actioner that gives whole new meaning to the term “lone-star state.”
Who should win, who will win, and who was left out.
We look back at Jim Jarmusch’s film debut and the way its sense of experimentation ripples through the rest of his career.
This year’s slate of BAFTA nominations makes clear the need for more marginalised voices in the British film industry.
Kristen Stewart battles a sinking sealab and aquatic beasties in this drab, but workable deep-sea thriller.
Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne and Salma Hayek glow up an otherwise-dire January comedy about fashion and friendship.
Sam Mendes’ WWI epic is an astounding technical achievement, but loses its soul on the way to razzle-dazzle.
We ring in 2020 by celebrating the birthday of independent cinema’s rockabilly godfather.
Nicolas Pesce’s 2020 extension of the Japanese horror franchise is maybe its most leaden, unscary entry yet.
While Skyfall was a rousing success, Mendes’ return to the Bond franchise, bogs itself down in tiresome lore and continuity.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker rises to a forceful $175.5 million opening weekend at the box office, but it falters compared to previous episodes.
Fernando Meirelles explores the complexities of a church in transition in a vibrant, funny film with two divine lead performances.
The director of Wild Rose and The Aeronauts sits down to talk about his high-flying historical adventure, now available on Amazon Prime Video.
