The State of the Noé
With his latest films, 'Vortex' and 'Lux Æterna,' opening in successive weeks, it's time to check in on one of modern cinema's most committed provocateurs.
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In Review: 'Petite Maman,' 'Memory'
This week, we review two very different films about memory: the latest feature from Céline Sciamma and a new Liam Neeson entry in the cínema du vengeance.
'Fly Away Home': How to talk to children about death (and life)
Carroll Ballard's gorgeous 1996 adventure is a rare and precious example of family entertaining willing to engage in the toughest conversation.
In Review: 'The Northman,' 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'
This week, Robert Eggers evokes Conan the Barbarian and 'Hamlet' in his bloody Viking epic, and Nicolas Cage's four-decade-long career is reflected in a meta-action hall of mirrors.
The 10 Best Rom-Coms
In response to a debate yesterday over The Ringer's list of the 50 best rom-coms, none released earlier than 'Harold and Maude,' I offer a list of my own.
In Review: 'Paris, 13th District' and 'We're All Going to the World's Fair'
The director of 'A Prophet' finds crisscrossing lives and millennial ennui in the 13th arrondissement and an indie horror film logs into the melancholy terrors of an online community.