FILM

Director Oliver Laxe takes viewers on a surrealistic, disturbing ride.

At a first run house on Broadway, audiences cheered loudly when the good guys struck blows against evil and injustice. On 42nd Street, the mood was a bit different.

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The flayed, bloody flesh, screeching soundtrack, Gothic sets, and elegantly flapping costumes are all on brand for the visionary director.

Richard Linklater dives into the details to fête the art of arthouse cinema.

The creative duo has fleshed out a meatier story than either could on their own.

The auteur shoots off in a trillion directions and nails his targets.

Anthology Film Archives screens some of the witchy artist’s celluloid star turns. 

Ari Aster’s dark satire recalls the paranoia films of an earlier era.

“Van Helsing’s house out there on that hill in the middle of rattlesnake country could be the Bates Motel.”