film commentary

This darkly comic portrait of Los Angeles at night takes Ponsoldt back to his early days out West as a New York City transplant.

An Austin filmmaker visits the "Taj Mahal of catcalling" to watch America's number one movie, a low-budget horror flick based on a board game...

The contrarian of the Nouvelle Vague at age 83 has made a dense, mostly non-narrative film about communication and relationships. In 3D, obviously.

A dramatic pretext is brilliantly played to comic effect in this dry and very funny Swedish film that took Cannes by storm earlier this year.

The surprise box-office hit harks back to classic vigilante movies of the past, with tough, clean action sequences and genuine, unflashy style.

After a career of playful invention and bending (and even shattering) cinematic time, the French master's swan song paints a picture of an absent man.

By necessity not even announced until just a month ago, this documentary about Edward Snowden is as gripping and brilliant as you'd imagine.

The indie favorite's latest features plenty of suburban ennui, candy-colored sets and costumes, and attractive young people taking their clothes off.

It's all blood and fear and a lot of laughs as a schlubby Brooklyn loser gets his teeth into life after an encounter with a vampire.

A trip to see the boy band's latest movie prompts discussion of straight queerness, Japanese crossdressers and masturbation as performance art.

Blending fantasy and reality, this soaring, star-studded success reveals a different side to the virtuosic Mexican master.

This dry, witty portrait of a manipulative young New York novelist provokes not only laughter, but also a sense of unease in its audience.