Critical Conditions

Image courtesy of A24. People might debate over what the most consequential decision one is likely to make during one's lifetime, but ...

Image courtesy of Neon. Director Jafar Panahi is one of modern cinema’s greatest heroes. Arrested in 2010 on accusations that his work was p...

Image courtesy of Universal Pictures. It might seem a strange comparison, but "Wicked for Good" - the second half of director John...

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Image courtesy of Netflix. Clint Bentley's "Train Dreams" is the best Terrence Malick movie not actually made by that director...

Image courtesy of Neon. Oliver Laxe's "Sirat" was one of this year's surprise hits at the Cannes Film Festival and it'...

Image courtesy of Netflix. Richard Linklater has recently released two movies about (predominately) 20th century artists - the first, "...