Essay

The Taste of Tea

by K. Austin Collins

The Taste of Tea (2004) On Katsuhito Ishii’s uniquely gonzo take on the Japanese shokin-geki genre. The Taste Of Tea…

by Bruce Bennett

On Johnnie To’s frenetic, poetic, deeply personal homage to nightlife, friendship, stick-to-itiveness, and the Hong Kong of the heart.

by Emerson Goo

On Sho Miyake’s latest foray into worlds and passions beyond language.

by Ken Jacobs

An essay from the newly released compendium Ken Jacobs: I Walked Into My Shortcomings.

by Irena Kovarova

A primer on the work of the visionary Czech artist.

by Jan Švankmajer

The visionary Czech filmmaker shares his unique reflections on several of his legendary films.

by Momtaza Mehri

On the era-defining champion of Afro-Arab cinema.

by Will Sloan

On Italy’s lurid riposte to Fantasia.

by Curtis Tsui

On the retro riffs and magnetic lead of Kaizo Hayashi’s newly restored cult trilogy.

by Keva York

On Libuše Jarcovjáková, the queer photographer drawn to the social fringes of Soviet Prague.

by Boris Barnet

Translated into English for the first time, a selection of the esteemed Soviet filmmaker’s devastatingly honest and bittersweet letters.

by Amalia Ulman

On Lucrecia Martel’s transfixing portrait of adolescent fervor.