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Vulnerable Spaces

A young Japanese girl in a knit beanie stands staring upwards in a sunny forest during winter.Ryô Nishikawa in Evil Does Not Exist

Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s disquieting new film, is at once a major break from the Japanese director’s previous work and a distillation of the questions and anxieties around which his cinema has long orbited; it’s the film he…  Read more

By Mar 18, 2024

Forgive My Laughter

A woman in a green wig and tights dances down a stairwell.Vera Drew in The People's Joker

Just as The People’s Joker was preparing to premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, a “strongly worded letter” arrived that threatened immediate legal action if Vera Drew’s scrappy, bold feature debut went ahead with its multiple planned screenings.…  Read more

By Mar 18, 2024

Las Cruces Days

Two women stand against a white wall, their shadows cast into slight relief.Sasha Calle and Lío Mehiel in In the Summers

Alessandra Lacorazza’s In the Summers is a film of moments spread across years—moments quiet and seemingly insignificant, as well as larger events whose significance is downplayed at the time only to be properly understood years later. It’s the story of…  Read more

By Mar 18, 2024

Transfigured Night

A woman and man stare at a fire in a doll factory.Léa Seydoux and George MacKay in The Beast

The anxious energy running through the films of Bertrand Bonello is fueled by seemingly contrary cross currents: a mix of naturalism and dream logic, coolness and hysteria, the emotional equivalents of ice and fire. While hopping across distinct genres—his filmography…  Read more

By Mar 18, 2024


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