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  • The Turin Horse, The Miners' Hymns

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Béla Tarr, the Hungarian director who became something like the patron saint of slow cinema with 1994's 450-minute... More >>

  • The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012

    By Tim Grierson

    This year's Academy Award–nominated shorts offer a little something for every viewing temperament—though some categories require... More >>

  • Return

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Still wearing desert camo, Kelli (Linda Cardellini) comes back from a tour of duty in an unspecified country to the husband (Michael Shannon),... More >>

  • In Darkness

    By Michael Atkinson

    Holocaust culture has proved to be essentially infinite—almost 70 years since the end of World War II, and untold stories of decimation and... More >>

  • The Dish & the Spoon

    By Eric Hynes

    In premise, plotting, and style, Alison Bagnall's sophomore feature would seem like just another mumble-stumble down micro-indie lane. Averting... More >>

  • Chico & Rita

    By Michelle Orange

    In Oscar nominee Chico & Rita, the life of Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdés seems to have been translated first into fairy tale and... More >>

  • 'Talking Landscape: Early Media Work, 1974-1984'

    By Melissa Anderson

    Chicago-born Andrea Callard, among the first wave of Tribeca artist-settlers in the early '70s, loved to find the country in the city. Several of... More >>

  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

    By Melissa Anderson

    Its production design inspired by Yes album covers and Candy Land, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island continues the weak Jules Verne–inspired... More >>

  • Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus

    By Aaron Hillis

    Ideal only for the junior-high classroom, Holly Mosher's dull-as-dishwater doc fudges the line between socially progressive message-spreading and... More >>

  • Private Romeo

    By Aaron Hillis

    Although there was a time when only men were allowed to perform Shakespeare, writer-director Alan Brown's queer, all-male riff on Romeo and... More >>

  • Sundance in Crisis: 2012 Fest Felt Anxious, Just Like Us

    By Karina Longworth

    It's dangerous to look at the lineup of the Sundance Film Festival, which ended Sunday, as a reflection of the character of contemporary indie... More >>

  • The Innkeepers

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Ti West, the 34-year-old writer-director of The Innkeepers, has spent the past several years steadily toiling his way through the ranks of horror... More >>

  • Pretty Poison

    By Nick Pinkerton

    The promising first feature of director Noel Black's long, uneven career, Pretty Poison opened unpromisingly enough in 1968 New York, played... More >>

  • Big Miracle

    By Melissa Anderson

    Starring everyone who wasn’t in New Year’s Eve—and larded with just as many bromides—Big Miracle is inspired by the true... More >>

  • Chronicle

    By Aaron Hillis

    In our status-updated, YouTubed, and retweeted age of self-documentation, does the “faux-found-footage” genre—popularized by... More >>

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Down into the Black Hole with <i>Turin Horse</i> and <i>Miners' Hymns</i> Down into the Black Hole with Turin Horse and Miners' Hymns
By Nick Pinkerton

Béla Tarr, the Hungarian director who became something like the patron saint of slow cinema with 1994's 450-minute Sátántangó, has made some of the toughest endurance tests in film history.… More >>

Short and&hellip; Sweet, Sincere, Cloying, Beautiful: Oscar Nominees, in Brief Short and… Sweet, Sincere, Cloying, Beautiful: Oscar Nominees, in Brief
By Tim Grierson

This year's Academy Award–nominated shorts offer a little something for every viewing temperament—though some categories require sitting through a lot of mediocre to get to the good. Of the five documentaries,… More >>

Back from War, a Mom and Wife Fights the Consequences in <i>Return</i> Back from War, a Mom and Wife Fights the Consequences in Return
By Nick Pinkerton

Still wearing desert camo, Kelli (Linda Cardellini) comes back from a tour of duty in an unspecified country to the husband (Michael Shannon), the two young daughters, and the suburban… More >>

<i>In Darkness</i>: Down in the Sewer, Desperate to Survive In Darkness: Down in the Sewer, Desperate to Survive
By Michael Atkinson

Holocaust culture has proved to be essentially infinite—almost 70 years since the end of World War II, and untold stories of decimation and survival are still hitting the mainstream with… More >>

<i>The Dish & the Spoon</i> The Dish & the Spoon
By Eric Hynes

In premise, plotting, and style, Alison Bagnall's sophomore feature would seem like just another mumble-stumble down micro-indie lane. Averting makeup and employment, boho goddess Greta Gerwig tentatively inhabits a beach… More >>

<i>Chico & Rita</i> Chico & Rita
By Michelle Orange

In Oscar nominee Chico & Rita, the life of Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdés seems to have been translated first into fairy tale and then through the filter of… More >>

<i>'Talking Landscape: Early Media Work, 1974-1984'</i> 'Talking Landscape: Early Media Work, 1974-1984'
By Melissa Anderson

Chicago-born Andrea Callard, among the first wave of Tribeca artist-settlers in the early '70s, loved to find the country in the city. Several of her Super 8 short films from… More >>

<i>Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</i> Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
By Melissa Anderson

Its production design inspired by Yes album covers and Candy Land, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island continues the weak Jules Verne–inspired adventures of 2008's Journey to the Center of the… More >>

<i>Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus</i> Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus
By Aaron Hillis

Ideal only for the junior-high classroom, Holly Mosher's dull-as-dishwater doc fudges the line between socially progressive message-spreading and suspicious hagiography in its celebration of Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, winner of… More >>

<i>Private Romeo</i> Private Romeo
By Aaron Hillis

Although there was a time when only men were allowed to perform Shakespeare, writer-director Alan Brown's queer, all-male riff on Romeo and Juliet overconfidently shoehorns the star-crossed romance into a… More >>


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